This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Participial Phrases – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participial Phrases Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If there is a participial phrase, punctuate it. If not, choose no change:Mom working on a painting could not fix dinner for me. A) Mom working on a painting could not fix dinner, for me. B) Mom, working on a painting, could not fix dinner for me. C) No change. D) Mom working on a painting, could not fix dinner for me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mom, working on a painting, could not fix dinner for me. 2. Which is the participial phrase?The tourists, standing on top of the mountain, admired the wonderful view. A) Standing on top of the mountain. B) The tourists standing. C) On top of the mountain. D) Admired the wonderful view. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Standing on top of the mountain. 3. Identify the participle phrase. Preparing for the weather, Meg grabbed her raincoat and rain boots. A) Preparing for the weather. B) Grabbed her raincoat. C) Grabbed her raincoat and rain boots. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preparing for the weather. 4. What is the participle in this sentence?The screaming ghost startled all the children. A) The. B) Ghost. C) Screaming. D) Startled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Screaming. 5. Choose the sentence where the participial phrase is correctly placed. A) The map was useless to them, lost in the forest.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. B) They found the map useless, lost in the forest. C) The map, lost in the forest, was useless to them. D) Lost in the forest, the map was useless to them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The map was useless to them, lost in the forest.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. 6. Present participles are removable. Gerunds (-ing noun phrases) are not. Which sentence shows a removable present participle? A) Feeling so much better after the nap, Gunster dressed and went out. B) Feeling so much better after the nap relieved Gunster. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feeling so much better after the nap, Gunster dressed and went out. 7. What is the noun or pronoun modified by the participial phrase in the sentence:'The letter, sealed with a kiss, was kept in the drawer'? A) Kiss. B) Drawer. C) Sealed. D) Letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Letter. 8. Being alone, I turned on the radio for company. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct. 9. Consider the sentence "Lost in his thoughts, Mark almost missed his stop on the train." Identify the participial phrase and assess how it enhances the narrative tension. A) His stop on the train. B) Lost in his thoughts. C) On the trainTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. D) Mark almost missed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lost in his thoughts. 10. Identify the participle(s).Holding open the elevator doors, the kind man smiled at the tired mother. A) Holding. B) Holding, tired. C) Tired. D) Smiled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Holding, tired. 11. His hands trembling from exhaustion, Jake finally finished his last rep at the gym. A) Independent Clause. B) Absolute Phrase. C) Participial Phrase. D) Appositive phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absolute Phrase. 12. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:'Lost in thought, he didn't hear the teacher calling his name.' A) Thinking deeply,. B) He didn't hear. C) Found in the classroom,. D) Lost in thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lost in thought. 13. Identify the participle in the following sentence.The prison guards looked all around, but the escaped prisoner could not be located. A) Looked. B) No participle present. C) Escaped. D) Located. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Escaped. 14. Participial Phrases are a group of words consisting of a participle and the modifiers/complements that accompany it. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 15. Select the sentence that contains a present participial phrase with a direct object. A) He risked punishment. B) The cookie jar was empty. C) Wanting a cookie, he risked punishment. D) Balancing on his tiptoes, the toddler reached for the cookie jar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wanting a cookie, he risked punishment. 16. What is the italic word modifying in the following sentence?Stunned by the last-minute touchdown, the crowd began to file slowly out of the stadium. A) The crowd. B) The last-minute touchdown. C) Began to file slowly. D) Out of the stadium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The crowd. 17. Identify the participial phrase used as an adjective in the sentence:Bathed in radiant light, Venus brought love and joy wherever she went. A) Bathed in radiant light. B) Brought love and joy. C) Wherever she went. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bathed in radiant light. 18. Stock traders investing in foreign markets have enjoyed a 40% yield this year. A) A 40% yield. B) Have enjoyed. C) Stock traders. D) Investing in foreign markets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Investing in foreign markets. 19. Analyze the participial phrase "Frowning in concentration, the artist sketched the portrait" and evaluate its effectiveness in depicting the artist's intensity. A) The artist sketched the portrait. B) Frowning in concentration. C) The artist. D) Sketched the portraitTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frowning in concentration. 20. How can you correct a dangling participial phrase? A) Ensure that the phrase clearly modifies a specific noun or pronoun in the sentence. B) Rephrase the entire sentence to avoid using a participial phrase. C) Add an adverb to the participial phrase for clarity. D) Remove the participial phrase entirely from the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ensure that the phrase clearly modifies a specific noun or pronoun in the sentence. 21. The cat, locked inside the crate, hissed at the mouse and snarled at the rickety fan. A) Snarled at the rickety fan. B) The cat. C) Locked inside the crate. D) Hissed at the mouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Locked inside the crate. 22. Mrs. Moore's class, finished with their assignment, had free time for the last 15 minutes of the day. A) Mrs. Moore's class. B) Had free time. C) Finished with their assignment. D) For the last 15 minutes of the day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Finished with their assignment. 23. Which sentence correctly uses the participial phrase? A) The students, studying hard, they hoped to pass the exam. B) Studying hard, the students hoped to pass the exam. C) They hoped to pass the exam, studying hard. D) The students hoped to pass the exam, studying hard.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Studying hard, the students hoped to pass the exam. 24. Choose the sentence that contains a present participial phrase. A) The dog barking loudly kept the neighbors awake. B) The cake baked by my mom was delicious. C) The letter written by the student was long. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog barking loudly kept the neighbors awake. 25. Which sentence contains a dangling participle? A) Finished with homework, Jenny watched TV. B) Walking down the street, the trees were beautiful. C) Reading the book, Mark learned new words. D) Singing loudly, the bird flew across the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking down the street, the trees were beautiful. 26. Identify the participle in the following sentence:After the recent storm, my father finally replaced the broken hinges on the gate. A) Broken. B) Replaced. C) Finally. D) No participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broken. 27. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Then tell what word the phrase modifies.Surprised by our gift of a new winter coat, Grandmother began to cry for joy. A) Overwhelmed with joy; it modifies 'began'. B) Surprised by our gift of a new winter coat; it modifies 'Grandmother'. C) Excited about the new coat; it modifies 'cry'. D) Baffled by the sudden noise; it modifies 'gift'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surprised by our gift of a new winter coat; it modifies 'Grandmother'. 28. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Then tell what word the phrase modifies.I ordered the special, consisting of a ham sandwich and tomato soup. A) Featuring a burger and fries. B) Made with chicken and rice. C) Including a salad and bread. D) Consisting of a ham sandwich and tomato soup; it modifies 'the special'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consisting of a ham sandwich and tomato soup; it modifies 'the special'. 29. What is the error in this sentence? Write it correctly on your paper.I saw an accident walking down the street. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifier. 30. ..... , he couldn't move. A) Made of gold. B) Built in 1892. C) Decorated with flowers. D) Frozen by the cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frozen by the cold. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesParticipial Phrases Quiz 1Participial Phrases Quiz 2Participial Phrases Quiz 3Participial Phrases Quiz 4Participial Phrases Quiz 5Participial Phrases Quiz 6Participial Phrases Quiz 7Participial Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books