Participles Quiz

Identify the Participle and the word it describes in the given sentence.

1. Tina’s grandmother prepared boiled eggs for breakfast.

• Tina' > Grandmother

• Prepared > boiled

• boiled > egg

• prepared > egg

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

2.      Jenny’s stepsister told us an amusing story that nobody could believe.

• amusing > story

• nobody > could

• told > us

• told > believe

3.      I’ve got surprising news for mother.

• I > have

• surprising > news

• for > mother

• news > mother

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

4.      Spending time with family is the best relaxing vacation this year.

• Spending > family

• time > best

• vacation > year

• relaxing > vacation

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

5.      My brother and sister are like twins because of their blond hair and freckled faces.

• brother > sister

• freckled > faces

• blond > hair

• like > twins

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Identify the Participial Phrase in the following sentences.

1.      That hymn, sung by many generations of churchgoers, is my favorite.

• many generation of churchgoers

• is my favorite

• sung by many generations of churchgoers

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

2.      Climbing slowly, we approached the top of the hill.

• Climbing slowly

• approached the top

• top of the hill

3.      The cookies, baked this morning, were all gone by five o'clock.

• the cookies

• baked this morning

• gone by five o'clock

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4.      The children, waiting for the play to begin, grew bored.

• waiting for the play to begin

• grew bored

• the children

5.      We saw an old woman walking up the path.

• saw an old woman

• woman walking

• walking up the path