Participial phrases

Identify the participle(s) used as adjective(s) in the sentence:

Carefully painted and decorated, the artwork glittered in the sunlight.

• painted

• decorated

• glittered

• sunlight

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:

Working together, Carla and Molly kicked more field goals than the other team.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

The participial phrase is underlined. Which word does it modify?

Jogging down the street, I realized that I'd forgotten to wear socks.

• I

• realized

• forgotten

• socks

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the participial phrase?

Watching the sunset, the man's eyes filled with tears from its beauty.

• filled with tears

• watching the sunset

• from its beauty

• watching

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the participial phrase used as an adjective in the sentence:

Terrified by Ares' power, many Greeks did not like to worship him.

• Terrified by Ares' power

• many Greeks

• did not like

• to worship him

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the participial phrase?

Garrett grabbed his coat hanging on the hook.

• Garrett grabbed

• on the hook

• grabbed his coat

• hanging on the hook

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Joe, searching for the code, was really excited.

• searching

• code

• really

• excited

True or False?
A participle modifies a verb.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

The participial phrase is underlined. Which word does it modify?

Shocked to see the astronaut on his bus, Superman begged her for an autograph.

• Superman

• begged

• her

• autograph

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:

Quickly checking over his answers, Patrick handed in his test just before time ran out.

• Quickly checking over his answers

• Quickly checking

• handed in his test

• before time ran out

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B