This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Participial Phrases – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participial Phrases Quiz 29 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the difference between a present participial phrase and a gerund phrase? A) A present participle phrase acts as a noun, while a gerund phrase acts as an adjective. B) A present participle phrase acts as an adjective, while a gerund phrase acts as a noun. C) A present participle phrase acts as a verb, while a gerund phrase acts as an adverb. D) A present participle phrase acts as an adverb, while a gerund phrase acts as a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A present participle phrase acts as an adjective, while a gerund phrase acts as a noun. 2. Identify the participlial phrases used in the sentence:Braking too late, Judy hit the stopped car in front of her. A) Braking. B) Hit the stopped car. C) Baking too late. D) Stopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baking too late. 3. Sometimes, life must be very unpleasant for people ..... near the airports. A) Live. B) To be lived. C) Lives. D) Living. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Living. 4. Find the sentence with an appositive phrase. A) Well now class, let's open our books. B) May I borrow your hammer, Dad?. C) Florida, a peninsula, is about 400 miles long. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Florida, a peninsula, is about 400 miles long. 5. Which part of the sentence is a participial phrase? Books placed onto the cart will be put back when the library closes at 5:00 p.m. A) Placed on the cart. B) Will be put back. C) Closes. D) Books placed on the cart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Placed on the cart. 6. 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, leads to a spectacular view. B) Leads to a spectacular view. C) The path, worn smooth by millions of feet. D) Worn smooth by millions of feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Worn smooth by millions of feet. 7. Which is the participle phrase? The water drained slowly in the pipe clogged with dog hair. A) Clogged with dog hair. B) Drained slowly. C) Water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clogged with dog hair. 8. In which sentence is a noun and participial phrase in "quotes" ? A) It is amazing that "birds are able to fly.". B) The colorful "birds building a nest" are orioles. C) Birds at our feeder flew away when "they saw a hawk.". D) The "duck was waddling across" the grassy field. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The colorful "birds building a nest" are orioles. 9. Running a marathon requires a lot of endurance and dedication. A) Gerund. B) Participial Phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 10. What NOUN did Mrs. L use in the video? A) The dude. B) A cat. C) The guy. D) A cup. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The guy. 11. "Feeling hungry I cooked myself some hot dogs." A) No Change. B) "Feeling hungry, I cooked myself, some hot dogs.". C) "Feeling hungry I cooked, myself some hot dogs.". D) "Feeling hungry, I cooked myself some hot dogs.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Feeling hungry, I cooked myself some hot dogs.". 12. Read the sentence. The cow standing in the meadow chewed contentedly on grass. What is the participial phrase, and which word does it modify? A) Standing in the meadow; modifies cow. B) On grass; modifies chewed. C) In the meadow; modifies standing. D) Chewed contentedly; modifies cow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Standing in the meadow; modifies cow. 13. Where's the participial phrase?Fifteen men and women, clothed in military uniforms, presented the flags. A) Fifteen men and women. B) Clothed in military uniforms. C) Presented the flags. D) In military uniforms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clothed in military uniforms. 14. Where's the participial phrase?Chopping the carrots quickly, the chef finished the stew. A) The chef finished. B) Finished the stew. C) Chopping the carrots quickly,. D) The carrots quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chopping the carrots quickly,. 15. Where is the participle or participial phrase in the following sentence? "A young physicist named Herb Anderson walked in, yawning, and helped do a few last-minute checks" (Steve Sheinkin, Bomb, 71.) A) A young physicist. B) Yawning. C) Herb Anderson walked in. D) A few last-minute checks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yawning. 16. Past participles often end in ..... A) -ed. B) -ing. C) -s. D) -es. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ed. 17. Participles may appear as one word or as part of a phrase in a sentence. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Singing in the shower is my favorite way to start the day. A) Gerund. B) Participial Phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 19. Writing a novel, I discovered the power of storytelling. A) Gerund. B) Participial Phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participial Phrases. 20. Identify the participial phrase. Wealth acquired dishonestly will prove a curse. A) Wealth acquired. B) Acquired dishonestly. C) Prove a curse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acquired dishonestly. 21. What is the error in this sentence? Write it correctly on your paper. Running for the bus, my book fell in the mud. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangling participle. 22. One of the people ..... at the seminar yesterday was Rhesa. A) Present. B) To be presented. C) Presented. D) Presenting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Presenting. 23. Find the sentence with a present participial phrase. A) Chewed to the quick, Sally's finger nail bled. B) The Declaration of Independence, a national treasure, is in Washington DC. C) Dancing in the rain, Don Lockwood smiled dreamily. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dancing in the rain, Don Lockwood smiled dreamily. 24. Where is the participle or participial phrase in the following sentence? "And then, tracing each word with his paw, he read the story of a beautiful princess and the brave knight who serves and honors her" (Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux, 24). A) And then. B) Tracing each word with his paw. C) He read the story. D) Of a beautiful princess. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tracing each word with his paw. 25. Identify the present participle in this sentence:There is no running water in the run-down apartment. A) Run-down. B) Running. C) No. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running. 26. Identify the participial 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 above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preparing for the weather. 27. Forms of verbs that do not function as verbs but as other parts of speech are called A) Verb forms. B) Fake verbs. C) Verbal. D) Phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verbal. 28. The dinner was prepared by the chef himself. It was really a delicious meal. A) Preparing by the chef himself, the dinner was really a delicious meal. B) Preparing by the chef himself, it was really a delicious meal. C) Prepared by the chef himself, the dinner was really a delicious meal. D) Prepared by the chef himself, it was really a delicious meal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prepared by the chef himself, the dinner was really a delicious meal. 29. Insert the participial phrases in the blank space!Participial phrase:taking a walk in the woodsA person ..... can see a great variety of birds. A) A person, taking a walk in the woods, can see a great variety of birds. B) A person who is taking a walk in the woods, can see a great variety of birds. C) A person taking a walk in the woods can see a great variety of birds. D) A person taking a walk in the woods, can see a great variety of birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person taking a walk in the woods can see a great variety of birds. 30. Find the participle phrase:Touched by the effort of her friends, Maria cried as she discovered her surprise party. A) Discovered her surprise party. B) Cried. C) Of her friends. D) Touched by the effort of her friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Touched by the effort of her friends. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesParticipial Phrases Quiz 1Participial Phrases Quiz 2Participial Phrases Quiz 3Participial Phrases Quiz 4Participial Phrases Quiz 5Participial Phrases Quiz 6Participial Phrases Quiz 7Participial Phrases Quiz 8Participial Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books