Gerunds, Infinitives, and Participles

(Choose the participle) 1. The barking dog chased the frightened cat.

• barking

• dog

• chased

• cat

(Participle) 2. A broken vase lay on the floor.

• vase

• broken

• lay

• floor

(Direct Object) 3. The teacher, smiling warmly, greeted the new student.

• warmly

• smiling

• teacher

• the

(Participle phrase) 4. Shaking with excitement, she opened the gift.

• opened the gift

• she opened the gift

• shaking

• Shaking with excitement

(Participle phrase) 5. The painted mural brightened the room.

• The painted mural

• brightened the room

• brightened

• room

(Direct Object) 6. The howling wind kept us awake all night.

• wind

• The howling wind

• kept us awake

• all night

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

(Participle phrase) 7. The students, bored by the lecture, started doodling.

• the students

• bored by the lecture

• started doodling

• bored

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

(Direct object) 8. A rustling sound came from the bushes.

• sound

• rustling

• came

• bushes

(Modifier) 9. The glowing embers slowly faded to black.

• slowly

• faded

• to

• black

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

(Modifier) 10. Wrapped in a blanket, she watched the stars.

• wrapped

• in a blanket

• blanket

• she

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.6.4A