This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Participial Phrases – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participial Phrases Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Excited for the game, the fans cheered loudly. A) Excited for the game B) The fans C) Cheered loudly D) For the game A) For the game. B) Excited for the game. C) The fans. D) Cheered loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excited for the game. 2. The water drained slowly in the pipe clogged with dog hair. A) Gerund. B) Participial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participial. 3. Which sentence is the appropriate change from the adverb clause to a participial phrase.Because I am the eldest son, I am responsible for taking care of my parents. A) Because the eldest son, I am responsible for taking care of my parents. B) Being the eldest son, I am responsible for taking care of my parents. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being the eldest son, I am responsible for taking care of my parents. 4. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a present participial phrase to describe a quasar? A) The quasar is emitting energy. B) The quasar is formed by a supermassive black hole. C) The quasar forms energy. D) The quasar is formed into a supermassive black hole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The quasar is emitting energy. 5. Find the participial phrase:The children playing in the park belong to the school next door. (a) A) A. playing in the park. B) School next door. C) Belong to the school next door. D) In the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. playing in the park. 6. Which of the following sentences uses a comma correctly with a participial phrase? A) Running late Sarah quickly grabbed her coat and rushed out the door. B) Running late Sarah quickly, grabbed her coat and rushed out the door. C) Running late, Sarah quickly grabbed her coat and rushed out the door. D) Running late Sarah, quickly grabbed her coat and rushed out the door. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running late, Sarah quickly grabbed her coat and rushed out the door. 7. Food sealed in cans was given to the campers. A) Sealed. B) Was. C) Given. D) Campers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sealed. 8. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:'The students, excited about the trip, packed their bags.' A) Excited about the trip. B) Packed their bags. C) The students. D) About the trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excited about the trip. 9. Which part of the sentence is a participle?Nate, Nathan, and Nathaniel took a walking tour of New York City. A) New York City. B) Took. C) Walking. D) Walking tour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walking. 10. During class, Cordell sat in the corner, grinning like a chesire cat. A) During class. B) Cordell. C) Sat in the corner. D) Grinning like a chesire cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grinning like a chesire cat. 11. Which of the following best describes the participial phrase in "Wanting a treat that Mother had forbidden, he risked punishment" ? A) Present participial phrase with a direct object. B) Present participial phrase containing a prepositional phrase. C) Present participial phrase with both a direct object and an embedded clause. D) Past participial phrase containing an embedded clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present participial phrase with both a direct object and an embedded clause. 12. The screaming ghost startled all the children. A) Startled. B) Children. C) Never. D) Screaming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Screaming. 13. Identify the participial phrase:'Amazed by the stunning view, they took many photographs.' A) Amazed by the stunning view. B) The stunning view. C) Took many photographs. D) Amazed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amazed by the stunning view. 14. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:'Amazed by the view, they took many pictures.' A) Shocked by the landscape. B) Amazed by the view. C) Amazed at the sight. D) Surprised by the scene. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amazed by the view. 15. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:'Broken into pieces, the vase was beyond repair.' A) Beyond repair. B) The vase. C) Broken into pieces. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broken into pieces. 16. Change this adjective clause into participial phrase:The team members, who looked happy after their victory, were cheered by the fans. A) The team members, looking happy after their victory, were cheered by the fans. B) The team members, looked happy after their victory, were cheered by the fans. C) The team members, who werelooking happy after their victory, were cheered by the fas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The team members, looking happy after their victory, were cheered by the fans. 17. What is wrong with this sentence: "Jumping over the fence, the sun was setting" ? A) It has no subject. B) It has a dangling participle. C) It has no verb. D) It has incorrect punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It has a dangling participle. 18. Identify the participle;The purring cat jumped on the bed. A) Purring. B) Jumped. C) Cat. D) Bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purring. 19. Rewrite the sentence to correct the misplaced participial phrase:'Eating quickly, the pizza was devoured by the hungry teenagers.' A) The hungry teenagers devoured the pizza quickly. B) Quickly eating, the pizza was devoured by the hungry teenagers. C) The pizza was quickly devoured by the hungry teenagers. D) The pizza was devoured by the hungry teenagers quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The hungry teenagers devoured the pizza quickly. 20. Does the following sentence contain a past or present participial phrase?A wide pink ribbon was tied in back with a bow. A) Past. B) Present. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 21. Which of the following is NOT a feature of a present participial phrase? A) Begins with a verb ending in-ing. B) Can include modifiers or objects. C) Functions as a main verb in the sentence. D) Can contain embedded clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Functions as a main verb in the sentence. 22. What is the noun or pronoun modified by the participial phrase in the sentence:'The lost hiker was found by the search team'? A) Hiker. B) Found. C) Team. D) Search. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hiker. 23. What is the participial phrase?The dog running across the street almost got hit by a car. A) Across the street. B) Running across. C) Running across the street. D) Running. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running across the street. 24. Identify the participial phrase in this sentence:Covered in snow, the car wouldn't start. A) Covered in snow. B) In snow. C) Wouldn't start. D) The car wouldn't start. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Covered in snow. 25. Combine the following sentences using a participial phrase:The dog barked loudly. The neighbors were annoyed. A) The dog barked loudly, annoying the neighbors. B) The dog barked loudly, while the neighbors were annoyed. C) The dog barking loudly, the neighbors were annoyed. D) The dog barked loudly, and the neighbors were annoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog barking loudly, the neighbors were annoyed. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesParticipial Phrases Quiz 1Participial Phrases Quiz 2Participial Phrases Quiz 4Participial Phrases Quiz 5Participial Phrases Quiz 6Participial Phrases Quiz 7Participial Phrases Quiz 8Participial Phrases Quiz 9Participial Phrases Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books