This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Participial Phrases – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participial Phrases Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct participial phrase in the sentence:'The book, written by a famous author, became a bestseller.'a) written by a famous authorb) became a bestsellerc) The bookd) by a famous author A) The book. B) Became a bestseller. C) By a famous author. D) Written by a famous author. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Written by a famous author. 2. Past participles can end in all of the following EXCEPT ..... A) "-s". B) "-ed". C) "-t". D) "-en". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "-s". 3. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence.Wrapping a scarf around his neck, George tried to protect himself from the dampness of the room. A) Wrapping a scarf around his neck. B) George tried to protect himself. C) A scarf around his neck. D) The dampness of the room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wrapping a scarf around his neck. 4. On Thanksgiving Day, the decorated table was beautiful. A) Fall. B) Colors. C) Decorated. D) Table. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decorated. 5. Identify the participle or participial phrase in the following sentence:Smiling, the winner accepted the trophy. A) Smiling the winner. B) Smiling. C) Accepted. D) Accepted the trophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smiling. 6. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:Recently released, the movie has not yet come to our local theaters. A) Recently released. B) The movie. C) Has come. D) To our local theaters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recently released. 7. Jack, dribbling speedily down the court, caused a full-on collision with Brandon. What interrupter are you seeing? A) Appositive. B) Participial Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participial Phrase. 8. Identify the Participial Phrase in the following sentence.Walking into the kitchen, I saw a mess on the floor. A) Walking into the kitchen,. B) I saw. C) A mess. D) On the floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walking into the kitchen,. 9. True or False:In the sentence 'The cat sleeping in the sun is mine, ' the participial phrase is 'is mine'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Rewrite the following sentence using a participial phrase:The teacher, who was strict, gave us a lot of homework. A) The strict teacher gave us a lot of homework. B) The teacher, who was happy, gave us a lot of homework. C) The teacher, who was kind, gave us a lot of homework. D) The teacher, who was absent, gave us a lot of homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The strict teacher gave us a lot of homework. 11. True or False is this a Participial Phrase?:Laughing at the funny joke. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Identify the misplaced participial phrase in this sentence: "Flying over the lake, the eagle was seen by the tourists." A) Flying over the lake. B) The eagle was seen. C) By the tourists. D) The eagleTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flying over the lake. 13. Looking for answers, the villagers offered gifts to the spirits. A) The villagers offered gifts. B) Looking for answers. C) To the spirits. D) The villagers offered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looking for answers. 14. Which option contains a participial phrase? A) Umbrellas tossing in the wind, the beach-goers decided to pack up and head back to their hotel. B) Tossing his snorkel and flippers into his bag, Rio quickly dodged a flying umbrella. C) The storm turned the beaches of Ocean City Maryland, a popular seaside town, into a windswept desert. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tossing his snorkel and flippers into his bag, Rio quickly dodged a flying umbrella. 15. In "The crying baby needed attention, " what type of participle is "crying" ? A) Past participle. B) Future participle. C) Present participle. D) Perfect participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present participle. 16. What is an example of a past participial phrase? A) 'Known for his bravery' in the sentence 'The hero, known for his bravery, saved the day.'. B) 'Running swiftly' in the sentence 'The athlete, running swiftly, won the race.'. C) 'Baked to perfection' in the sentence 'The cookies, baked to perfection, were delicious.'. D) 'Written in ink' in the sentence 'The letter, written in ink, was delivered yesterday.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Known for his bravery' in the sentence 'The hero, known for his bravery, saved the day.'. 17. Dolores noticed her cousin walking along the shoreline.the participial phrase in the above sentence is? A) Noticed her cousin. B) Walking along the shoreline. C) Walking. D) Noticed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking along the shoreline. 18. In the sentence "The painting, admired by many, was sold for a high price, " what is the function of the participial phrase? A) It describes the painting. B) It describes the price. C) It describes the admiration. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It describes the painting. 19. What is the error in this sentence? Write it correctly on your paper.I found a dollar walking home. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Participial phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifier. 20. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a past participial phrase to describe a quasar? A) The quasar was formed by a supermassive black hole. B) The quasar is forming energy. C) The quasar forms energy. D) The quasar is formed into a supermassive black hole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The quasar was formed by a supermassive black hole. 21. In the sentence 'The book, lying on the table, is mine', what is the noun or pronoun modified by the participial phrase? A) Lying. B) Table. C) Book. D) Mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Book. 22. Identify the word modified by the participial phrase "decorated with lights" in the sentence: "The tree, decorated with lights, looked beautiful." A) Tree. B) Lights. C) Beautiful. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tree. 23. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence.Poe, suffering great tragedy in his life, wrote disturbing stories. A) Suffering great tragedy in his life. B) Poe wrote disturbing stories. C) Wrote disturbing stories. D) Stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suffering great tragedy in his life. 24. What is the red word modifying (describing) in the following sentence?Even though Evan was blind, he had a heightened sense of hearing. A) Evan. B) Blind. C) Sense. D) Hearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sense. 25. What is the participial phrase in this sentence?The house nestled in the valley was built by immigrants from Sweden. A) Immigrants from Sweden. B) Nestled in the valley. C) The house. D) Was built. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nestled in the valley. ← 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