This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Participial Phrases – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participial Phrases Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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,. 2. 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) Scratched from many years of use. B) My favorite Yeti. C) Scratched. D) Still holds ice for 24 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scratched from many years of use. 3. Identify the participle in the following sentence:The flying insects were a nuisance for many of the people at the park. A) Flying. B) Were. C) Park. D) No participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flying. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Determined to succeed, the young entrepreneur worked tirelessly on her startup. A) Appositive phrase. B) Participial Phrase. C) Absolute Phrase. D) Independent Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participial Phrase. 7. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING PARTICIPIAL PHRASES. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence.The people fleeing the area are trying to escape a fire. A) Fleeing the area. B) People fleeing the area. C) Trying to escape a fire. D) Trying to escape. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fleeing the area. 8. 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. 9. Identify the phrase. Mrs Newell, enjoying her day, heard horrible news. A) Verb. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 10. 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. 11. Identify the Participial Phrase in the following sentence. The burned brownies did not satisfy my chocolate cravings. A) Burned brownies. B) Chocolate cravings. C) Did not satisfy. D) My. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burned brownies. 12. 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) Armed with a flashlight. B) She explored. C) The ancient ruins at night. D) At nightTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Armed with a flashlight. 13. What is an example of a present participle? A) Running. B) Jumped. C) Swimmed. D) Danced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running. 14. 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. 15. Identify the sentence with the misplaced participial phrase. A) The woman, carrying a heavy bag, walked slowly. B) Carrying a heavy bag, the woman walked slowly. C) The woman walked slowly, carrying a heavy bag. D) Walking slowly, the heavy bag was carried by the woman.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walking slowly, the heavy bag was carried by the woman.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. 16. 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. 17. Use commas correctly in the following sentence: "The artist who painted this mural is famous." A) The artist, who painted this mural, is famous. 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.TagsDOK Level 4:Extended Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The artist who painted this mural is famous.TagsDOK Level 4:Extended Thinking. 18. 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. 19. 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) Having finished the assignment. B) Julia decided. C) To take a break. D) The assignmentTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having finished the assignment. 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 the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acquired dishonestly. 21. Made of silk and lace, she found her grandmother's dress in an old trunk. A) Dangling. B) Misplaced. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misplaced. 22. ..... , cherry blossoms are a sign of spring in Japan. A) Known as "sakura". B) Made of bamboo. C) Inspired by Studio Ghibli films. D) Built in the Edo period. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Known as "sakura". 23. Which of the following is a past participial phrase describing a quasar?A quasar is a ..... supermassive black hole. A) Formed. B) Forming. C) Formed by. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Formed. 24. Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence: "To win the championship is their ultimate goal." A) Their ultimate goal. B) To win the championship. C) Is their ultimate goal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To win the championship. 25. Curled up inside a big one-meter drainage pipe that ran under the road, she had her baseball glove in her mouth, and she was rocking back and forth, banging her head repeatedly against the back of the pipe. A) I see a present participle in that sentence. B) I see a past participle in that sentence. C) I see a present and past participle in that sentence. D) I don't see any participial phrases in that sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I see a present and past participle in that sentence. ← 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