Recognizing Participle Phrases

What is the participial phrase?
 
That man dancing the jig must be Irish.

• that man
• dancing the jig
• must be Irish.

What is the participial phrase?
 
Completing her homework, the girl began to feel accomplished.

• completing her homework
• the girl began
• to feel accomplished

What is the participial phrase?
 
The water drained slowly in the pipe clogged with hair.

• the water drained
• slowly
• in the pipe
• clogged with hair

What is the participial phrase?
 
Bitten by many mosquitoes, we wished that we had stayedhome instead of camping.

• bitten by many mosquitoes
• we wished
• we had stayed home
• instead of camping

What is the participial phrase?
 
The dog running along the fence will bite you if you get too close.

• the dog
• running along the fence
• will bite you
• if you get too close

Identify the participle(s).
Braking too late, Judy hit the stopped car in front of her.

• Braking
• stopped
• Braking, stopped

Identify the participle(s).
Enjoying her victory, Monica jumped around wildly and threw her arms up in celebration.

• Enjoying
• Enjoying, jumped
• Enjoying, threw
• Enjoying, jumped, threw

Find the participle phrase:  Walking to the car, I tripped on a roller skate.

• Walking to the car
• On a roller skate
• To the car
• Tripped

Find the participle phrase:  Touched by the effort of her friends, Maria cried as she discovered her surprise party.

• Discovered her surprise party
• Cried
• Of her friends
• Touched by the effort of her friends

Find the participle phrase:  The assistant tried to help her boss, stressed because all of the work to be done.

• Tried to help her boss
• because of all of the work to be done
• Stressed because of all of the work to be done.
• Tried