This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Participial Phrases – Quiz 38 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participial Phrases Quiz 38 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where is a comma needed to make this sentence correct? Toby finished the sprint in 35 seconds beating his old time by 3 seconds. A) After Toby. B) After finished. C) Before beating. D) Before by. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before beating. 2. Identify the participial phrase. My mom asked me to wash the dishes piling up in the sink. A) Asked me to wash the dishes. B) Piling up in the sink. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Piling up in the sink. 3. Which word does the participle surprising describe in the sentence? The judge revealed the surprising winner of the contest. A) Contest. B) Judge. C) Revealed. D) Winner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Winner. 4. After spending 5 days in the city, we wanted to explore some nature. A) Having spent 5 days in a city, we thought we'd may be like to "get back to nature.". B) Spending 5 days in a city, we thought we'd may be like to "get back to nature.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having spent 5 days in a city, we thought we'd may be like to "get back to nature.". 5. Swimming in the ocean is one of the most exhilarating experiences I've ever had. A) Gerund. B) Participial Phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 6. In which sentence is a pronoun and participial phrase in "quotes?" A) "Hearing the noise, she" turned around quickly. B) The pilot was "landing her plane" on the runway. C) "He saw his friends kicking" a soccer ball around. D) Does your friend know where "he is going?". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Hearing the noise, she" turned around quickly. 7. Staring out the window at the rain, Bob became more and more impatient. A) At the rain. B) Staring out the window at the rain. C) More and more impatient. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Staring out the window at the rain. 8. What does MODIFY mean? A) Make something better. B) Rotate. C) Copied. D) Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Change. 9. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING PARTICIPIAL PHRASES. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence. Andrea, waking from a dream, cried fearfully. A) Waking from a dream, cried fearfully. B) Andrea cried fearfully. C) Andrea, waking from a dream. D) Waking from a dream. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Waking from a dream. 10. Find the sentence with a past participial phrase. A) Dancing in the rain, Don Lockwood smiled dreamily. B) Chewed to the quick, Sally's finger nail bled. C) The Declaration of Independence, a national treasure, is in Washington DC. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chewed to the quick, Sally's finger nail bled. 11. Identify the prepositional phrase:Mary ran around the corner to meet her friends. A) To meet. B) Her friends. C) Ran around. D) Around the corner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Around the corner. 12. I felt very worried while reading the letter. A) Reading the letter, I was very nervous. B) Having read the letter, I was very nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading the letter, I was very nervous. 13. Identify the Participial Phrase in the following sentence. Sparkling brightly, the sunlight made us squint. A) Made us squint. B) Us. C) Sparkling brightly,. D) The sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sparkling brightly,. 14. Identify the participle in the sentence:Laughing, the boys raced across the court. A) Laughing. B) Raced. C) Across. D) Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laughing. 15. Determine the participle in the following sentence:Billy refused to play baseball with the wooden bat. A) Refused. B) Baseball. C) Wooden. D) Play. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wooden. 16. Find the PARTICIPLE. The teacher's writing session was very helpful. A) Teacher's. B) Writing. C) Session. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writing. 17. In the following sentence, what noun/pronoun does the participle "hoping" modify? Hoping to find her lost dog, Linda searched the animal shelter. A) Animal. B) Shelter. C) Dog. D) Linda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Linda. 18. The cat was hiding in the kitchen because it was scared by the thunderstorm. A) Scared by the thunderstorm, the cat was hiding in the kitchen. B) Scared by the thunderstorm, the cat hid in the kitchen. C) Hiding in the kitchen, the cat was scared by the thunderstorm. D) Hiding in the kitchen. The cat was scared by the thunderstorm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scared by the thunderstorm, the cat was hiding in the kitchen. 19. Where's the participial phrase?Francis, whistling quietly, learned the tune. A) Learned the tune. B) Francis. C) Whistling quietly. D) Francis whistling quietly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whistling quietly. 20. Determine the participial phrase in the following sentence:The happy coach waved at the fans cheering in the upper deck. A) The happy coach. B) Waved at the fans. C) Cheering in the upper deck. D) Coach waved at the fans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cheering in the upper deck. 21. Identify the participial phrase:Diving near a reef, the marine biologist saw a shark. A) Diving near a reef,. B) The marine biologist. C) Saw a shark. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diving near a reef,. 22. What should you do to ensure each participial phrase is used correctly in your paragraph? A) Make sure it modifies the correct noun. B) Use it at the beginning of every sentence. C) Write it in all capital letters. D) Place it at the end of the paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make sure it modifies the correct noun. 23. What is one benefit of using participial phrases in writing? A) They add detail and sophistication to your writing. B) They make sentences shorter. C) They replace all verbs. D) They are used only in poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They add detail and sophistication to your writing. 24. Identify the participle(s) in the following sentence.Marsha smiled sadly at the wilting flower. A) Smiled. B) Wilting. C) Smiled, wilting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wilting. 25. What do participles describe in a sentence? A) Nouns and pronouns. B) Verbs and adverbs. C) Prepositions and conjunctions. D) Interjections and articles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nouns and pronouns. ← 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