This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Participial Phrases – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Participial Phrases Quiz 40 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Combine the following sentences with participial phrases.The window has been repaired. It was broken last night. A) The window was broken last night has been repaired. B) The window broken last night has been repaired. C) The window has been repaired broken last night. D) The window repaired broken last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The window broken last night has been repaired. 2. How do past participles usually end? A) -ed, -en, or-t. B) -ing. C) -ly. D) -ous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ed, -en, or-t. 3. Combine the following sentences with participial phrases.People don't want to use the goods. They are produced in China. A) People don't want to use the goods are produced in China. B) People don't want to use the goods produced in China. C) People don't want to use the goods producing in China. D) People produced in China don't want to use the goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People don't want to use the goods produced in China. 4. Combine the following sentences with participial phrases.A bridge has been declared unsafe. It was built only two years ago. A) A bridge built only two years ago has been declared unsafe. B) A bridge building only two years ago. has been declared unsafe. C) A bridge was built only two years ago has been declared unsafe. D) A bridge has been declared unsafe built only two years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A bridge built only two years ago has been declared unsafe. 5. Identify the the participial phrase in the following sentence.Preparing for the weather, Meg grabbed her raincoat and rain boots. A) Preparing for the weather. B) Grabbed her raincoat. C) Preparing for. D) Grabbed her raincoat and rain boots. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preparing for the weather. 6. When writing your paragraph, which types of participles should you include? A) Only present participles. B) Only past participles. C) Both present and past participles. D) Only future participles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both present and past participles. 7. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:'Drenched in sweat, the runner crossed the finish line.' A) Sweat, the runner. B) Runner crossed. C) Crossed the finish line. D) Drenched in sweat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drenched in sweat. 8. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:'Lost in thought, he walked aimlessly.' A) Walking aimlessly. B) Thoughts were lost. C) He lost his way. D) Lost in thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lost in thought. 9. Identify the participle(s) in the following sentence.Holding open the elevator doors, the kind man smiled at the tired mother. A) Holding. B) Smiled. C) Tired. D) Holding, tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Holding, tired. 10. Which noun is modified by the participial phrase in the sentence:'Excited for the upcoming concert, the fans bought tickets in advance'? A) Concert. B) Fans. C) Upcoming. D) Tickets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fans. 11. Find the participial phrase:Yawning widely, the student struggled to stay awake in class. (a) A) In class. B) The student struggled. C) A. yawning widely. D) To stay awake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. yawning widely. 12. Choose the best way to combine these two sentences using a participial phrase: "The cat was startled by the loud thunder. It jumped off the windowsill." A) The cat, it jumped off the windowsill, was startled by the loud thunder. B) Startled by the loud thunder, the cat jumped off the windowsill. C) The cat jumped off the windowsill, and it was startled by the loud thunder. D) Jumped off the windowsill, the cat was startled by the loud thunder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Startled by the loud thunder, the cat jumped off the windowsill. 13. Point out the participial phrase in the sentence:'Tired from the long journey, they decided to rest.' A) Tired from the long journey. B) Running from the long journey. C) Sleeping through the long journey. D) Exhausted after the long journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tired from the long journey. 14. The plates, ..... from Denmark by my father, are on display in this room. A) A. bringing. B) B. brought. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. brought. 15. Which of the following is an example of a participial phrase? A) Walking slowly down the hall, Maria noticed the new artwork. B) Maria is walking. C) The hall was long. D) She noticed the artwork. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walking slowly down the hall, Maria noticed the new artwork. 16. They belong to a tribe ..... in the hills. A) A. living. B) B. lived. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. living. 17. Cowboys ..... into the sunset were in the final scenes of many movies. A) A. riding. B) B. ridden. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. riding. 18. The ..... window is being fixed. A) A. broken. B) B. breaking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. broken. 19. We are collecting money for children ..... heart defects. A) A. having. B) B. had. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. having. 20. In the sentence 'The broken vase lay on the floor', identify the noun modified by the participial phrase. A) Lamp. B) Plate. C) Chair. D) Vase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vase. 21. Which noun is modified by the participial phrase in the sentence:'Excited about the trip, Sarah packed her bags.'? A) Packed. B) Sarah. C) Trip. D) Excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarah. 22. Where should participial phrases be placed in a sentence? A) Near the words they describe. B) At the end of the sentence. C) At the beginning of the sentence. D) After the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Near the words they describe. 23. In the sentence "The excited students rushed to see the surprising test results, " which words are participles? A) Excited, surprising. B) Students, results. C) Rushed, see. D) The, to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excited, surprising. 24. Which sentence contains both a present and a past participle? A) The laughing child ran toward the broken swing. B) The child is running fast. C) The swing was broken yesterday. D) The child laughed loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The laughing child ran toward the broken swing. 25. Change the sentences using participial phrases: "When he was arrested by the police, he was crying." A) Arrested by the police, he was crying. B) Being arrested by the police, he was crying. C) Having arrested by the police, he was crying. D) Arresting by the police, he was crying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrested by the police, he was crying. ← 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