This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Participial Phrases – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participial Phrases Quiz 39 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an example of a present participle? A) Running. B) Broken. C) Written. D) Burnt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running. 2. The package ..... in the corner was discovered. A) A. hiding. B) B. hidden. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. hidden. 3. The boy ..... me this picture is my nephew. A) A. given. B) B. giving. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. giving. 4. In which sentence is the word "freezing" used as a participle (an adjective)? A) I am freezing without my jacket!. B) The freezing rain made the roads slick. C) Water is freezing at 32 degrees Fahrenheit. D) My phone is freezing up and won't work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The freezing rain made the roads slick. 5. In the sentence 'The barking dog alerted the neighbors', what noun is modified by the participial phrase? A) Dog. B) Neighbors. C) Barking. D) Alerted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dog. 6. Combine the following sentences with participial phrases.The taxi broke down. It took us to the airport. A) The taxi broke down took us to the airport. B) The taxi taking us to the airport broke down. C) The taxi breaking down took us to the airport. D) The taxi taken us to the airport broke down. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The taxi taking us to the airport broke down. 7. Change the following sentence using the participial phrases: "After he had come to the party, he went home." A) Coming to the party, he went home. B) Hading come to the party, he went home. C) Having come to the party, he went home. D) After had come to the party, he went home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having come to the party, he went home. 8. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:'Running quickly, the athlete crossed the finish line.' A) Quickly running. B) Running quickly. C) Crossed the finish line. D) The athlete. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running quickly. 9. ( Running very fast can be dangerous.)This sentence does not have a participial phrase. A) A. True. B) B. False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. True. 10. The princess lived in a house ..... of wood. A) A. building. B) B. built. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. built. 11. Identify the participle(s) in the following sentence.Mandy marveled at the yard covered in a thin layer of sparkling dew. A) Marveled. B) Covered. C) Sparkling. D) Covered, sparkling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Covered, sparkling. 12. The king wore a crown ..... of gold. A) A. making. B) B. made. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. made. 13. In the sentence 'The howling wind kept us awake all night', what noun is modified by the participial phrase? A) Wind. B) Sunshine. C) Rain. D) Clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind. 14. True or False:A participial phrase should be placed as far as possible from the noun it describes to make the sentence more interesting. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Identify the the participial phrase in the following sentence.Max ran toward the cake falling off the table. A) Ran toward the cake. B) Falling off the table. C) Falling off. D) Falling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling off the table. 16. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:'Amazed by the beautiful artwork, the visitors spent hours in the gallery.' A) Beautiful artwork. B) Visitors spent hours. C) Spent hours in the gallery. D) Amazed by the beautiful artwork. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amazed by the beautiful artwork. 17. Which of the following is the correct way to use a participial phrase? A) Running late, I discovered the bus had already left. B) Running late, the bus had already left. C) The bus, running late, had already left. D) Running, the bus had already left late. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running late, I discovered the bus had already left. 18. Which sentence is an example of awkward participial phrase placement? A) Covered in mud, the dog ran into the house. B) The dog, covered in mud, ran into the house. C) The dog ran into the house covered in mud. D) The dog ran covered in mud into the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dog ran covered in mud into the house. 19. What is the minimum number of participial phrases you should use when writing a paragraph about your morning routine, according to the instructions? A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three. 20. What are participles? A) Verb forms that function as adjectives. B) Nouns that describe actions. C) Adverbs that modify verbs. D) Pronouns that replace nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb forms that function as adjectives. 21. Which part of the following sentence is the complete participial phrase? "The soccer player, celebrating his game-winning goal, slid on his knees across the field." A) The soccer player. B) Slid on his knees. C) Celebrating his game-winning goal. D) Across the field. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Celebrating his game-winning goal. 22. Identify the the participial phrase in the following sentence.The exhausted runner gasping for breath crossed the finish line in record time. A) Exhausted runner. B) Gasping for breath. C) Crossed the finish line in record time. D) Crossed the finish line. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gasping for breath. 23. In the sentence 'The crying baby needed attention', what noun is modified by the participial phrase? A) Baby. B) Crying. C) Needed. D) Attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baby. 24. Select the word that is a past participle. A) Break. B) Breaking. C) Broken. D) Breaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broken. 25. Identify the the participial phrase in the following sentence.Mark quickly licked the ice cream dripping down his arm. A) Quickly licked the ice cream. B) Licked the ice cream. C) Dripping down his arm. D) Licked the ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dripping down his arm. ← 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