This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Participial Phrases – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participial Phrases Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What/who does walking slowly modifies:'Walking slowly, the old man crossed the street.' A) Slowly. B) Crossed. C) Walking. D) The old man. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The old man. 2. In the sentence "The car, repaired after the accident, runs smoothly now, " what does the participial phrase modify? A) Car. B) Accident. C) Smoothly. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Car. 3. Which of the following best explains why "Wanting a treat that Mother had forbidden" contains an embedded clause? A) Because it is a direct object. B) Because "that Mother had forbidden" is a clause within the phrase. C) Because it has a prepositional phrase. D) Because it is a past participial phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because "that Mother had forbidden" is a clause within the phrase. 4. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Then tell what word the phrase modifies.A banana peel lying on the ground caused the comedian to slip. A) Lying on the ground modifies 'caused'. B) Lying on the ground modifies 'banana peel'. C) Lying on the ground modifies 'slip'. D) Lying on the ground modifies 'comedian'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lying on the ground modifies 'banana peel'. 5. In the sentence "Decorated with bright colors, the parade float attracted everyone's attention, " identify the participial phrase and discuss its role in enhancing visual imagery. A) Decorated with bright colors. B) The parade float attracted. C) Everyone's attention. D) With bright colorsTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decorated with bright colors. 6. What is the participial phrase in the sentence:Amazed by the view, we took many pictures. A) Amazed by the view B) We took C) Many pictures D) By the view A) Amazed by the view. B) We took. C) Many pictures. D) By the view. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amazed by the view. 7. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:'Running down the street, the dog chased after the ball.' A) The dog chased after the ball. B) Down the street. C) Running after the ball. D) Running down the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Running down the street. 8. Identify the noun or pronoun being modified by the participial phrase. Having come out in the cool night air, Mr. Troy looked up at the sky. A) Having come out in the cool night air. B) Mr. Troy. C) Looked up. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. Troy. 9. What is the participle phrase?Scrambling and hustling to win, the home team came from four runs down to win the game in extra innings. A) In extra innings. B) Came from four runs down. C) Scrambling and hustling to win. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scrambling and hustling to win. 10. Identify the participial phrase used as an adjective in the sentence:Jupiter, knowing her charms, nevertheless married her to Vulcan, the ugliest of the gods. A) Ugliest of the gods. B) Jupiter. C) Knowing her charms. D) Married her to Vulcan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knowing her charms. 11. "Shout, I'd stomp on the flames." A) Shouted. B) Shouting. C) To shout. D) No Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouting. 12. Identify the participle in the following sentence.Taking her little brother to the movies, Susie wanted to avoid seeing any of her friends A) Seeing. B) No participle present. C) Wanted. D) Taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taking. 13. What are the participles in this sentence?The children's favorite dishes were the stuffed turkey and the baked apples. A) Were. B) Stuffed, baked. C) Dishes. D) Turkey, apples. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stuffed, baked. 14. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:'The dog barking loudly kept me awake.' A) Kept me awake. B) Barking loudly. C) The dog. D) Loudly barking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barking loudly. 15. Identify the participle(s) used as adjective(s) in the sentence:For centuries the ruins remained there, still undiscovered. A) Remained. B) Centuries. C) Ruins. D) Undiscovered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Undiscovered. 16. Braving the elements, Roger continued his journey across Antarctica, the largest continent in the world. A) Across Antarctica. B) The largest continent in the world. C) Roger continued his journey across Antarctica. D) Braving the elements. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Braving the elements. 17. Discuss the impact of the participial phrase "Whistling a cheerful tune, he completed his work" on the atmosphere of the scene. A) He completed his work. B) His workTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. C) Whistling a cheerful tune. D) A cheerful tune. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whistling a cheerful tune. 18. Identify the past participle in this sentence: "The closed door kept out the cold." A) Kept. B) Closed. C) Door. D) Cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed. 19. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:'Excited about the trip, they packed their bags.' A) Packed their bags. B) Excited about the trip,. C) Packed. D) Excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excited about the trip,. 20. Which of the following is a past participial phrase describing a nebula?A nebula is a cloud of gas and dust that has been ..... by stars. A) Formed. B) Forming. C) Formed by. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Formed. 21. Walking toward the pictures, the names of the artists could be clearly seen.Arriving at the bank, ound that it was close.Arriving at the bank, we found that it was close. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling. 22. A present participle will have the following ending: A) -ing. B) -ed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ing. 23. Identify the participle(s).Mandy marveled at the yard covered in a thin layer of sparkling dew. A) Covered, sparkling. B) Sparkling. C) Covered. D) Marveled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Covered, sparkling. 24. Identify the participle(s) used as adjective(s) in the sentence:The children, fidgeting noisily, waited eagerly for recess. A) Eagerly. B) Fidgeting. C) Waited. D) Children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fidgeting. 25. Find the participle phrase:The wedding dress worn by Kate Middleton is hanging up in a museum in England today. A) By Kate Middleton. B) In a museum. C) Hanging in a museum in England today. D) The wedding dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hanging in a museum in England today. 26. What is a dangling participial phrase? A) A phrase that clearly modifies a noun or pronoun in the sentence. B) A phrase that does not clearly and logically modify a noun or pronoun in the sentence, often leading to confusion. C) A phrase that is always placed at the beginning of a sentence. D) A phrase that provides additional information but is not essential to the meaning of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A phrase that does not clearly and logically modify a noun or pronoun in the sentence, often leading to confusion. 27. The little child ( ) the bad news cried for a long time. A) Who told. B) Told. C) Who tells. D) Tells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Told. 28. What noun is the participial phrase modifying?Miss Perry, talking about participial phrases, tripped over the pencil. A) Phrases. B) Miss Perry. C) Pencil. D) Talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Miss Perry. 29. Dave Grohl who is the lead singer and guitarist for the Foo Fighters previously played drums for Nirvana. A) Correct as is. B) Add comma after Foo Fighters'. C) Add comma after 'Grohl and singer'. D) Add comma after 'Grohl and Fighters'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Add comma after 'Grohl and Fighters'. 30. Identify the participial phrase.The thief, being detected, surrendered to the officer. A) The thief. B) Being detected. C) Surrendered to the office. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being detected. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesParticipial Phrases Quiz 1Participial Phrases Quiz 2Participial Phrases Quiz 3Participial Phrases Quiz 4Participial Phrases Quiz 5Participial Phrases Quiz 7Participial Phrases Quiz 8Participial Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books