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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... , Tokyo Disneyland is a magical place for families. A) Made of wood. B) Designed for battle. C) Filled with exciting rides. D) Decorated with flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Filled with exciting rides. 2. Find the Participle in the following sentence:The blinking girl tried to adjust to the bright lights of the stage. A) Bright. B) Blinking. C) Tried. D) Adjust. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blinking. 3. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:The phone, ..... from a three-foot height, somehow didn't crack. A) Drop. B) Dropping. C) Drops. D) Dropped. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dropped. 4. Identify the participial phrase:The reporter describing the fiesta didn't reveal all of the colorful details. A) Describing the fiesta. B) Didn't reveal. C) All of the colorful details. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Describing the fiesta. 5. What is the participle in this sentence?On Thanksgiving Day, the decorated table was beautiful. A) Fall. B) Decorated. C) Colors. D) Table. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decorated. 6. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:'The broken window was replaced by the handyman.' A) Replaced by the handyman. B) The broken. C) Window was replaced. D) Broken window. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Broken window. 7. Write a sentence using a participial phrase as an adjective to describe a car. A) The car, running at top speed, won the race. B) The car, singing loudly, drove down the street. C) The car, covered in peanut butter, looked delicious. D) The car, painted with metallic silver, gleamed in the sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The car, painted with metallic silver, gleamed in the sunlight. 8. What noun is the participial phrase modifying?"Turning a corner suddenly, they came upon two vans, a tent, and a company of gypsies encamped by the side of the road" (E. Nesbit, Five Children and It, 70). A) Gypsies. B) Road. C) Corner. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They. 9. What is the error in this sentence? Write it correctly on your paper.Freshly painted, Jim left the room to dry. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifier. 10. Identify the participial phrase.The exhausted runner gasping for breath crossed the finish line in record time. A) Exhausted runner. B) Gasping for breath. C) Crossed the finish line in record time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gasping for breath. 11. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING PARTICIPIAL PHRASES. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence.The path, worn smooth by millions of feet, leads to a spectacular view. A) Worn smooth by millions of feet. B) The path, worn smooth by millions of feet. C) Worn smooth by millions of feet, leads to a spectacular view. D) Leads to a spectacular view. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worn smooth by millions of feet. 12. What is an example of a past participle? A) Baking. B) Baked. C) Bakes. D) Bake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Baked. 13. Identify the participial phrase used as an adjective in the sentence:They saw both land and people destroyed by him. A) They saw. B) Both land and people. C) Destroyed by him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Destroyed by him. 14. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Annoyed by the constant noise, the teacher asked the students to be quiet. A) Annoyed by the constant noise. B) To be quiet. C) By the constant noise. D) Asked the students. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Annoyed by the constant noise. 15. Should the word "stealing" be moved as a participle or is this sentence correct as is? "I started stealing matches from Dad." A) I started stealing, matches from Dad. B) I started, stealing matches, from Dad. C) No Change. D) I started, stealing matches from Dad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No Change. 16. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a present participial phrase to describe a black hole? A) The black hole is formed into gravity. B) The black hole is formed by gravity. C) The black hole forms matter. D) The black hole is attracting matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The black hole is attracting matter. 17. Which sentence contains a participial phrase that modifies the subject? A) The book lying on the table is mine. B) The table was set for dinner. C) The dinner was delicious. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The book lying on the table is mine. 18. The Mandalorian attacked the mercenaries with remarkable precision, his skill unrivaled, his reputation well deserved. A) Absolute Phrase. B) Appositive phrase. C) Independent Clause. D) Participial Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absolute Phrase. 19. Which sentence contains a present participial phrase with a prepositional phrase? A) The cookie jar was on the shelf. B) Wanting a treat that Mother had forbidden, he risked punishment. C) Wanting a cookie, he risked punishment. D) Balancing on his tiptoes, the toddler reached for the cookie jar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Balancing on his tiptoes, the toddler reached for the cookie jar. 20. What is the participial phrase?Hiding under the blanket, the cat meowed during the storm. A) Under the blanket. B) Hiding under the blanket. C) During the storm. D) Meowed during the storm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hiding under the blanket. 21. In the following sentence, which word does the participial phrase modify?The paper airplane, swirling above our heads, finally crashed into the rear wall. A) Airplane. B) Heads. C) Wall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Airplane. 22. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Startled by the number of competitors, Carlos became nervous as reviewed his notes for the debate. A) Startled by the number of competitors. B) For the debate. C) Reviewed his notes. D) Startled by the number. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Startled by the number of competitors. 23. Identify the participle(s) used as adjective(s) in the sentence:Shouting wildly, Carmen warned the pedestrian to look out for the car. A) Wildly. B) Warned. C) Look out. D) Shouting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shouting. 24. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: "Barking loudly, the dog scared the intruder away." A) Scared the intruder away. B) The dog scared. C) Barking loudly. D) The intruder away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Barking loudly. 25. Participial phrases ..... A) Act like verbs (show action). B) Act like adjectives (describe). C) Show action AND describe. D) Are made of marshmallows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Show action AND describe. 26. Which part of the sentence is a participial phrase and what does it describe? "Trembling with fear, the kitten hid under the bed." A) Trembling with fear; kitten. B) Hid under; bed. C) The bed; kitten. D) With fear; kitten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trembling with fear; kitten. 27. Choose the correct participial phrase in the sentence:'The cake, baked by my mom, tasted delicious.'a) baked by my momb) tasted deliciousc) The caked) by my mom A) By my mom. B) Tasted delicious. C) Baked by my mom. D) The cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baked by my mom. 28. Should the word "surprised" be moved as a participle or is this sentence correct as is? "The neighbor lady was surprised that I didn't run from any fire I saw." A) "The neighbor lady was, surprised, that I didn't run from any fire I saw.". B) No change. C) "Surprised, the neighbor lady was that I didn't run from any fire I saw.". D) "The neighbor lady, that I didn't run from any fire I saw, was surprised.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No change. 29. Identify the participial phrase.The sun, rising in the sky, dispelled the mists. A) The sun. B) Rising in the sky. C) Dispelled the mists. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rising in the sky. 30. Identify the participle or participial phrase in the following sentence:The book, written by a famous author, was a bestseller. A) Written by a famous author. B) A bestseller. C) The book. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written by a famous author. 31. Holding open the elevator doors, the man smiled at the mother. A) Smiled at the mother. B) The mother. C) Elevator doors. D) Holding open the elevator doors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Holding open the elevator doors. 32. Identify the Participial Phrase in the following sentence.The swinging door makes scary noises at night. A) At night. B) Makes scary. C) Noises. D) The swinging door. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The swinging door. 33. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence and explain how it contributes to the overall meaning of the sentence: "Worn out from the long journey, the travelers rested by the roadside." A) By the roadside. B) The travelers rested. C) The long journeyTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. D) Worn out from the long journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Worn out from the long journey. 34. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:'Written by a famous author, the book became a bestseller.' A) Written by a famous author. B) Written about a famous author. C) Written for a famous author. D) Written with a famous author. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written by a famous author. 35. Early films were still pictures projected on a wall. A) Early. B) Still. C) Projected. D) Wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Projected. 36. A past participial phrase ..... be removed from a sentence. A) Can. B) Cannot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 37. Identify the embedded clause in the phrase "a treat that Mother had forbidden" . A) A treat. B) Had forbidden. C) Mother had. D) That Mother had forbidden. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That Mother had forbidden. 38. Which sentence does not have the participle in it? A) I was thrilled when I saw how the movie was made. B) Children should not see X-rated movies. C) The movie that I just saw was thrilling. D) Some movies are rated X. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Some movies are rated X. 39. Marsha smiled sadly at the wilting flower. A) At the. B) Marsha. C) Wilting flower. D) Smiled sadly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wilting flower. 40. Identify the Participial Phrase in the following sentence.Jill and Terrie tired from working out decided to take a nap. A) A nap. B) Decided to take. C) Tired from working out. D) Jill and Terrie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tired from working out. 41. Find the Participial Pharse in the following sentence:Concerned about the environment, many people are choosing eco-friendly products. A) Are choosing. B) Concerned about the environment. C) Many people. D) Eco-friendly products. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concerned about the environment. 42. Verbs are removable. Present participles are not. Which sentence shows a removable present participle? A) He was clearing his throat loudly. B) Clearing his throat loudly, he stepped out from behind the bookshelves. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clearing his throat loudly, he stepped out from behind the bookshelves. 43. Which one is an incorrect statement about participle forms? A) There are also perfect forms. B) A passive voice verb becomes an-ed participle. C) There are also continuous forms. D) An active voice verb becomes an-ing participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There are also continuous forms. 44. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence.The doctor, hoping for the best, examined the X-rays. A) Hoping for the best. B) The X-rays. C) Examined the X-rays. D) The doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hoping for the best. 45. Select the sentence that does NOT contain a participial phrase.a) The flowers, blooming in the garden, smelled delightful.b) The boy, tired from playing all day, fell asleep.c) The teacher, grading papers, stayed late at school.d) The dog barked loudly. A) B. B) C. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D. 46. I received a letter ..... by Mary. A) Writing. B) To write. C) Write. D) Written. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Written. 47. Pictures moving across the screen came later. A) Later. B) Moving. C) Screen. D) Across. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moving. 48. What is the direct object in the phrase "Wanting a cookie" ? A) There is no direct object. B) A. C) Cookie. D) Wanting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cookie. 49. Identify the noun or pronoun modified by the participial phrase in the sentence:'The car, parked in the driveway, belongs to my neighbor.' A) Car. B) Neighbor. C) Driveway. D) Belongs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Car. 50. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence.The woman, caressing her hair, listened intently to the earnest young man. A) Caressing her hair. B) The earnest young man. C) The woman. D) Listened intently to the earnest young man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caressing her hair. 51. After the great Capulet feast, Romeo scaled the fortified walls to see Juliet once again, hoping to express his undying love to the fair young lady. A) Appositive phrase. B) Independent Clause. C) Absolute Phrase. D) Participial Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participial Phrase. 52. A black cat, hissing and scratching, jumped from the bushes and ran down the street. A) Jumped. B) Cat. C) Hissing, scratching. D) Bushes, street. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hissing, scratching. 53. Rewrite the following sentence using a participial phrase as an adjective:The woman who is reading a book is my aunt. A) The woman is reading a book, my aunt. B) The woman, reading a book, is my aunt. C) My aunt, reading a book, is the woman. D) The woman is my aunt, reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My aunt, reading a book, is the woman. 54. How many participles are in the following sentence?Having rushed through the extended essay, Joseph worried that he didn't put all the needed information for a passing score. A) 0. B) 4. C) 6. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 55. Highlight all the words that make up the participial phrase in the sentence below.Shocked to see the astronaut on his bus, Hagrid begged her for an autograph. A) Begged. B) For an autograph. C) Shocked to see the astronaut on his bus,. D) Hagrid begged her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shocked to see the astronaut on his bus,. 56. Which of the following is a participial phrase? A) The book B) Written by a famous author C) On the table D) Opened the door A) Under the bed. B) Written by a famous author. C) Ate the sandwich. D) The pen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Written by a famous author. 57. Identify the participle in the following sentence:Fifteen men, clothed in military uniforms, presented the flags. A) Clothed in military uniforms. B) Clothed. C) Presented. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clothed. 58. What is the noun or pronoun modified by the participial phrase in the sentence:'The stolen necklace was recovered by the police'? A) Police. B) Recovered. C) Necklace. D) Stolen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Necklace. 59. I was nervous about the icy roads driving downtownArriving at the bank, od 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: B) Misplaced. 60. What is the function of the participial phrase "flying over the ocean" in the sentence: "The plane, flying over the ocean, encountered turbulence" ? A) It describes the plane. B) It describes the ocean. C) It describes the turbulence. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It describes the plane. ← 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