Participle and Participle Phrase

What is the participle in the following sentence?
Shivering, the couple ran out of the rain and into the house.

• shivering
• couple
• into
• house

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CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

Identify the participle(s).
Mandy marveled at the yard covered in a thin layer of sparkling dew.

• marveled
• covered
• sparkling
• covered, sparkling

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CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

Identify the participle(s).
Marsha smiled sadly at the wilting flower.

• smiled
• wilting
• smiled, wilting

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CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

Identify the participle(s).
Defying gravity, the magician surprised the audience by levitating above the ground.

• Defying
• surprised
• levitating
• defying, levitating

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CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

Identify the participial phrase.
Max ran toward the cake falling off the table.

• ran toward the cake
• falling off the table
• falling off

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CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

Identify the participial phrase.
Preparing for the weather, Meg grabbed her raincoat and rain boots.

• Preparing for the weather
• grabbed her raincoat
• grabbed her raincoat and rain boots

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CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

Identify the participial phrase.
The hummingbird, flitting quickly from flower to flower, held my attention for several minutes.

• flitting quickly from flower to flower
• held my attention

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CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

Identify the participial phrase.
The actress rehearsing her lines performed in the show last night.

• rehearsing her lines
• performed in the show
• performed in the show last night

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CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

Identify the participial phrase.
My mom asked me to wash the dishes piling up in the sink.

• asked me to wash the dishes
• piling up in the sink

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CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

In the following sentence, which word does the participle modify?
The paper airplane, swirling above our heads, finally crashed into the rear wall.

• airplane
• heads
• wall

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CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C