This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Participial Phrases – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participial Phrases Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the participle:Working in the lab, the scientist created a robot. A) Lab. B) Working. C) Robot. D) Created. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Working. 2. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:Shouting wildly, Carmen warned the pedestrian to look out for the car. A) Warned the pedestrian. B) For the car. C) Shouting wildly. D) Look out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shouting wildly. 3. Past participles are removable. Verbs are not. Which sentence shows a removable past participle? A) A wide pink ribbon was tied in back with a bow. B) Around her waist was a wide pink ribbon, tied in back with a bow. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Around her waist was a wide pink ribbon, tied in back with a bow. 4. Participle phrases consist of a ..... along with all of its ..... and ..... A) Adverbs, compliments, nouns. B) Participle, modifiers, compliments. C) Adverb, modifiers, compliments. D) Verbs, nouns, adverbs,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle, modifiers, compliments. 5. ..... , the Shinkansen connects major cities in Japan. A) Lost in the city. B) Designed for high-speed travel. C) Decorated with flowers. D) Finished with his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Designed for high-speed travel. 6. Checking the car, the engine stopped. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangling. 7. What word does the participial phrase "shining brightly" modify in the sentence: "The stars, shining brightly, lit up the night sky" ? A) Stars. B) Brightly. C) Night sky. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stars. 8. Rewrite the following sentence using a participial phrase:The girl, who was wearing a red dress, danced gracefully. A) The girl, wearing a red dress, danced gracefully. B) The girl, who wore a red dress, danced gracefully. C) The girl, who wears a red dress, danced gracefully. D) The girl, worn in a red dress, danced gracefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The girl, worn in a red dress, danced gracefully. 9. What is the function of "humming" in this sentence?Humming softly, Lynda cheerfully cleaned her bicycle. A) Humming is the main verb in the sentence. B) Humming is a present participle being used as a adjective. C) Humming is a present participle being used as a noun. D) Humming is a past participle being used as an adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humming is a present participle being used as a adjective. 10. True or False:In the phrase 'the broken phone screen, ' the word 'broken' is a past participle that functions as an adjective. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Highlight all the words that make up the participial phrase in the sentence below.Vincent Crabbe's pet sea turtle, found in the Great Barrier Reef, weighs more than my dirt bike. A) Vincent Crabbe's pet sea turtle,. B) Found in the Great Barrier Reef,. C) Weighs more than my dirt bike. D) Weighs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Found in the Great Barrier Reef,. 12. Which part of the sentence is a participial phrase?My favorite Yeti, scratched from many years of use, still holds ice for 24 hours. A) Still holds ice for 24 hours. B) Scratched. C) Scratched from many years of use. D) My favorite Yeti. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scratched from many years of use. 13. Identify the participle in the following sentence:The flying insects were a nuisance for many of the people at the park. A) No participle. B) Park. C) Were. D) Flying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flying. 14. Rewrite the following sentence using a participial phrase:The car, which was old and rusty, sputtered to a stop. A) Sputtering to a stop, the car was old and rusty. B) Sputtering to a stop, the old and rusty car came to a halt. C) The car sputtered to a stop, which was old and rusty. D) The car was old and rusty, sputtering to a stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sputtering to a stop, the old and rusty car came to a halt. 15. Identify the participial phrase.The territory claimed by the Dutch was called New Netherlands. A) The territory. B) Claimed by the Dutch. C) Was. D) Called New Netherlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claimed by the Dutch. 16. Determined to succeed, the young entrepreneur worked tirelessly on her startup. A) Participial Phrase. B) Appositive phrase. C) Independent Clause. D) Absolute Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial Phrase. 17. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING PARTICIPIAL PHRASES. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence.The people fleeing the area are trying to escape a fire. A) Trying to escape a fire. B) Trying to escape. C) People fleeing the area. D) Fleeing the area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fleeing the area. 18. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Broken by the strong winds, the old fence finally collapsed. A) Finally collapsed. B) By the strong winds. C) Broken by the strong winds. D) The old fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broken by the strong winds. 19. Identify the phrase. Mrs Newell, enjoying her day, heard horrible news. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Preposition. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 20. Listening to the radio an hour passed byArriving 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: A) Dangling. 21. Identify the Participial Phrase in the following sentence. The burned brownies did not satisfy my chocolate cravings. A) Burned brownies. B) Did not satisfy. C) Chocolate cravings. D) My. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burned brownies. 22. In the sentence "Armed with a flashlight, she explored the ancient ruins at night, " determine the participial phrase and explain its role in setting the scene. A) She explored. B) The ancient ruins at night. C) Armed with a flashlight. D) At nightTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Armed with a flashlight. 23. What is an example of a present participle? A) Jumped. B) Running. C) Danced. D) Swimmed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running. 24. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:The girl wearing the blue shirt ran down the hallway. A) Ran down the hallway. B) Wearing the blue shirt. C) Down the hallway. D) The girl wearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wearing the blue shirt. 25. Identify the sentence with the misplaced participial phrase. A) Walking slowly, the heavy bag was carried by the woman.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. B) The woman walked slowly, carrying a heavy bag. C) The woman, carrying a heavy bag, walked slowly. D) Carrying a heavy bag, the woman walked slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walking slowly, the heavy bag was carried by the woman.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. 26. What is the participle in this sentence?My Mom and Dad always ate my discarded Halloween candy. A) Mom, dad. B) Ate. C) Discarded. D) Candy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Discarded. 27. Use commas correctly in the following sentence: "The artist who painted this mural is famous." A) The artist who painted this mural is famous.TagsDOK Level 4:Extended Thinking. B) The artist, who painted this mural, is famous. C) The artist, who painted this mural is famous. D) The artist who painted this mural, is famous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The artist who painted this mural is famous.TagsDOK Level 4:Extended Thinking. 28. Mandy marveled at the yard covered in a thick layer of snow. A) Marveled at the yard. B) Covered in a thick layer of snow. C) Yard. D) Mandy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Covered in a thick layer of snow. 29. In the sentence "Having finished the assignment, Julia decided to take a break, " identify the participial phrase and discuss its effect on the sequence of events. A) Julia decided. B) To take a break. C) Having finished the assignment. D) The assignmentTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having finished the assignment. 30. Identify the participial phrase.Wealth acquired dishonestly will prove a curse. A) Wealth acquired. B) Acquired dishonestly. C) Prove a curse. D) None of the above. 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