Modifying Phrases

What words begins a participial phrase? 

• a word with a verb word ending

• a, an, the

• prepositions

• a noun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

How does a participial phrase function in a sentence? 

• It shows a relationship between two words.

• It describes the noun next to it.

• It renames the noun in front of it. 

• It is the action in the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Find the participial phrase: Yawning widely, the student struggled to stay awake in class.

• in class

• the student struggled

• yawning widely

• to stay awake

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Find the participial phrase: The girl wearing the blue shirt ran down the hallway.

• ran down the hallway

• wearing the blue shirt

• down the hallway

• the girl wearing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Find the participial phrase: The pilot pushed on the yoke, changing the direction of the plane.

• changing the direction of the plane

• pushed on the yoke

• the pilot pushed on the yoke

• direction of the plane

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Find the participial phrase: The children playing in the park belong to the school next door.

• playing in the park

• school next door

• belong to the school next door

• in the park

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What noun does the participial phrase underlined in the sentence below modify?

Ms. Watts, distracted by TikTok, forgot to start office hours on time.

• office hours

• Ms. Watts

• on time

• TikTok

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Which group of words in the following sentence makes up the participial phrase?

Racing against the clock, Brianna got her essay turned in before 8 AM.

• Brianna

• before 8 AM

• Racing against the clock

• got her essay turned in

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What noun is the underlined participial phrase modifying?

Quickly checking over her answers, Anylah handed in her test just before time ran out.

• Anylah

• answers

• test

• ran

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What noun is the underlined participial phrase modifying?

Digging through his backpack, Maurice searched for another pen.

• pen

• searched

• backpack

• Maurice

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A