This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Participial Phrases – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participial Phrases Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Mandalorian attacked the mercenaries with remarkable precision, his skill unrivaled, his reputation well deserved. A) Appositive phrase. B) Participial Phrase. C) Absolute Phrase. D) Independent Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolute Phrase. 2. Which sentence contains a present participial phrase with a prepositional phrase? A) Wanting a cookie, he risked punishment. B) Balancing on his tiptoes, the toddler reached for the cookie jar. C) Wanting a treat that Mother had forbidden, he risked punishment. D) The cookie jar was on the shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Balancing on his tiptoes, the toddler reached for the cookie jar. 3. What is the participial phrase?Hiding under the blanket, the cat meowed during the storm. A) During the storm. B) Meowed during the storm. C) Under the blanket. D) Hiding under the blanket. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hiding under the blanket. 4. 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. 5. 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) Reviewed his notes. B) Startled by the number of competitors. C) For the debate. D) Startled by the number. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Startled by the number of competitors. 6. Identify the participle(s) used as adjective(s) in the sentence:Shouting wildly, Carmen warned the pedestrian to look out for the car. A) Shouting. B) Wildly. C) Warned. D) Look out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shouting. 7. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: "Barking loudly, the dog scared the intruder away." A) The dog scared. B) Barking loudly. C) Scared the intruder away. D) The intruder away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barking loudly. 8. 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. 9. 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) With fear; kitten. D) The bed; kitten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trembling with fear; kitten. 10. 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) Tasted delicious. B) Baked by my mom. C) The cake. D) By my mom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Baked by my mom. 11. 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) No change. B) "Surprised, the neighbor lady was that I didn't run from any fire I saw.". C) "The neighbor lady was, surprised, 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: A) No change. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. Identify the Participial Phrase in the following sentence.The swinging door makes scary noises at night. A) Makes scary. B) The swinging door. C) Noises. D) At night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The swinging door. 16. 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) Worn out from the long journey. B) The travelers rested. C) By the roadside. D) The long journeyTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worn out from the long journey. 17. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:'Written by a famous author, the book became a bestseller.' A) Written about a famous author. B) Written with a famous author. C) Written for a famous author. D) Written by a famous author. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Written by a famous author. 18. Early films were still pictures projected on a wall. A) Early. B) Still. C) Projected. D) Wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Projected. 19. 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. 20. Identify the embedded clause in the phrase "a treat that Mother had forbidden" . A) A treat. B) That Mother had forbidden. C) Had forbidden. D) Mother had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That Mother had forbidden. 21. Which sentence does not have the participle in it? A) Some movies are rated X. B) Children should not see X-rated movies. C) The movie that I just saw was thrilling. D) I was thrilled when I saw how the movie was made. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Some movies are rated X. 22. Marsha smiled sadly at the wilting flower. A) Smiled sadly. B) Marsha. C) Wilting flower. D) At the. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wilting flower. 23. 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. 24. Find the Participial Pharse in the following sentence:Concerned about the environment, many people are choosing eco-friendly products. A) Concerned about the environment. B) Many people. C) Are choosing. D) Eco-friendly products. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concerned about the environment. 25. 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. ← 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