This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Participial Phrases – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participial Phrases Quiz 27 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:The teacher, grading papers, looked exhausted. A) Running in the hallway. B) Teaching students. C) Eating lunch. D) Grading papers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grading papers. 2. Identify the participial phrase. Enjoying her victory, Monica jumped around wildly and threw her arms up in celebration. A) Monica. B) Jumped around wildly. C) Threw her arms up. D) Enjoying her victory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enjoying her victory. 3. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence?She was quite far from the windows which were to her left, and behind her were a couple of tall bookcases, containing all the books of the factory library. A) She was quite far from the windows. B) Which were to her left. C) Behind her were a couple of bookcases. D) Containing all the books of the factory library. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Containing all the books of the factory library. 4. What is the error in this sentence? Write it correctly on your own paper.Slipping her foot into the slipper, her stepsisters glared at Cinderella. A) Misplaced modifier. B) Dangling participle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misplaced modifier. 5. Identify the participle(s) used as adjective(s) in the sentence:Recently released, the movie has not yet come to our local theaters. A) Released. B) Movie. C) Has come. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Released. 6. Jamming too much clothing into a washing machine will result in disaster. A) Gerund. B) Participial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 7. What noun is the participial phrase modifying?The tourists admired the painting hanging in the museum. A) Tourists. B) Painting. C) Hanging. D) Museum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Painting. 8. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Then tell what word the phrase modifies.Urged on by the fans, the basketball team began its comeback. A) Urged on by the fans, modifies 'its'. B) Urged on by the fans, modifies 'the comeback'. C) Urged on by the fans, modifies 'the fans'. D) Urged on by the fans, modifies 'team'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Urged on by the fans, modifies 'team'. 9. What is the participial phrase?Knocking over the trashcan, the raccoon ate the leftovers. A) Ate the leftovers. B) Knocking. C) Over the trashcan. D) Knocking over the trashcan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Knocking over the trashcan. 10. Which sentence uses a participial phrase correctly? A) Walking to school my backpack was heavy. B) Sleeping in class the teacher saw me. C) Excited about the party, Maria bought new shoes. D) Running fast I dropped my phone it broke. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excited about the party, Maria bought new shoes. 11. Which of the following is an example of a participial phrase used as an adjective? A) The cat chased the mouse. B) Sitting on the porch, she enjoyed the sunset. C) She swims in the pool. D) Running down the street, he shouted for help. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sitting on the porch, she enjoyed the sunset. 12. As it rained heavily, we couldn't carry out all the plans of the picnic. A) Raining heavily, we couldn't carry out all the plans of the picnic. B) Having rained heavily, we couldn't carry out all the plans of the picnic. C) Due to the heavy rain, we couldn't carry out all the plans of the picnic. D) Not carrying out all the plans of the picnic, it rained heavily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Due to the heavy rain, we couldn't carry out all the plans of the picnic. 13. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:The children playing in the park belong to the school next door. A) Playing in the park. B) School next door. C) Belong to the school. D) In the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing in the park. 14. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:A solitary fisherman casting his line is on the beach. A) The participial "solitary" tells more about the noun "fisherman" . B) The participial phrase "on the beach" tells more about the noun "fisherman" . C) The participial phrase "casting his line is on" tells more about the noun "fisherman" . D) The participial phrase "casting his line" tells more about the noun "fisherman" . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The participial phrase "casting his line" tells more about the noun "fisherman" . 15. What is the definition of a Participial Phrase A) Verbs ending in ed and ing used as adjectives. B) Verbs ending in ing used as nouns. C) To+verb:used as adjective, adverb, or noun. D) Phrases to rename something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbs ending in ed and ing used as adjectives. 16. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:'Surprised by the news, he couldn't believe his ears.' A) Surprised with the news. B) Amazed by the news. C) Surprised by the news. D) Shocked by the news. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surprised by the news. 17. Identify the participial phrase and the noun it modifies: "The cookies, baked fresh this morning, were quickly eaten." A) Baked fresh this morning; cookies. B) Were quickly eaten; cookies. C) This morning; cookies. D) Fresh this morning; eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baked fresh this morning; cookies. 18. Identify the participle in each example:shooting star:crying babies:frozen food:burned toast A) Crying, frozen, shooting, burned. B) Shooting, babies, frozen, toast. C) Crying, shooting burned, babies. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crying, frozen, shooting, burned. 19. Identify the present participial phrase:Having been a gymnast, Lynn knew the importance of exercise. A) Having been a gymnast. B) Knew the importance of exercise. C) Lynn. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having been a gymnast. 20. Tired from the track meet, the 7th grade athletes complained about everything the next day. A) Tired from the track meet,. B) The 7th grade athletes complained. C) Complained about everything. D) Complained about everything the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tired from the track meet,. 21. What is the participle in this sentence?The frightened turkey ran from the man with the axe. A) Ran. B) Axe. C) Turkey. D) Frightened. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frightened. 22. Analyze the sentence and identify the participial phrase: "The teacher, impressed by the student's work, gave her an A." A) The teacher. B) Impressed by the student's work. C) Gave her an A. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impressed by the student's work. 23. In the sentence "Laughing at the joke, Tom fell off his chair, " what is the participial phrase? A) Tom fell off. B) Off his chair. C) Laughing at the joke. D) His chair. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laughing at the joke. 24. Knowing the owner, our rent was not raised.Arriving 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. 25. Which question contains a participle? A) Bob's brother Bill bought a new bicycle with his Christmas money. B) He also made a wise purchase of cycling sneakers so he would not wear out his Yeezys. C) Feet pedaling furiously, Bill set off on his first biking adventure. D) None of the above. 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