participles and participial phrases

In which sentence is a participle capitalized?

• Some ducks SAT on a floating log in the river.

• SOME ducks sat on a floating log in the river.

• Some ducks sat on floating LOG in the river.

• Some ducks sat on a FLOATING log in the river.

In which sentence is a participial phrase capitalized?

• The house nestled in the valley was built by IMMIGRANTS FROM SWEDEN.

• The house NESTLED IN THE VALLEY was built by immigrants from Sweden.

• THE HOUSE nestled in the valley was built by immigrants from Sweden.

• The house nestled in the valley WAS BUILT by immigrants from Sweden.

In which sentence is the participial phrase capitalized?

• THE HAPPY COACH waved at the fans cheering in the upper deck

• The happy coach WAVED AT THE FANS cheering in the upper deck

• The happy coach waved at the fans CHEERING IN THE UPPER DECK.

• The happy COACH WAVED AT THE FANS cheering in the upper deck.

In which sentence is a noun and participial phrase capitalized?

• It is amazing that BIRDS ARE ABLE TO FLY

• The colorful BIRDS BUILDING A NEST are orioles

• Birds at our feeder flew away when THEY SAW A HAWK.

• The DUCK WAS WADDLING ACROSS the grassy field.

In which sentence is a pronoun and participial phrase underlined?

• HEARING THE NOISE, SHE turned around quickly.

• The pilot was LANDING HER PLANE on the runway.

• HE SAW HIS FRIENDS KICKING a soccer ball around.

• Does your friend know where HE IS GOING?

The abandoned house was never visited on Halloween. Identify the participle.

• house

• Halloween

• abandoned

• was

The screaming ghost startled all the children.

• startled

• children

• never

• screaming

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

A black cat, hissing and scratching, jumped from the bushes and ran down the street.

• hissing, scratching

• cat

• bushes, street

• jumped

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

My Mom and Dad always ate my discarded Halloween candy

• Mom, Dad

• ate

• discarded

• candy

The frightened turkey ran from the man with the axe.

• ran

• axe

• turkey

• frightened

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4