Placement of Participles

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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
+4
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the participial phrase.
Placing the cookies in the hot oven, Sam burned his arm.
Placing the cookies
Placing the cookies in the hot oven
in the hot oven
burned his arm
Tags
CCSS.L.1.4C
CCSS.L.8.1A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The hummingbird, flitting quickly from flower to flower, held my attention for several minutes.
The hummingbird
flitting quickly from flower to flower
held my attention
for several minutes
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the participial phrase.
Placing her money on the counter, the little girl smiled at the clerk.
Placing her money
Placing her money on the counter
on the counter
smiled at the clerk
Tags
CCSS.L.1.4C
CCSS.L.8.1A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The actress rehearsing her lines performed in the show last night.
rehearsing her lines
rehearsing her lines performed
performed in the show
performed in the show last night
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the participial phrase.
Sweeping across the night sky, the bats hunted their prey.
Sweeping across the night sky, the bats
Sweeping across the night sky
the bats hunted
hunted their prey.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.4C
CCSS.L.8.1A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The marshmallow burnt beyond recognition tasted awful.
The marshmallow burnt
burnt beyond recognition
beyond recognition
tasted awful
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1E
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1G
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the participle(s).
William almost stepped on the snake hidden in the clump of monkey grass.
stepped
hidden
stepped, hidden
Tags
CCSS.L.1.4C
CCSS.L.8.1A
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