Participle

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    Sometimes life must be very unpleasant for people ... near airports.

    • A. live
    • B. be living
    • C. living
    • D. they lived
    • E. they are living
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This quiz on Participles assesses understanding of participle usage in English grammar through various context-driven questions. It evaluates the ability to recognize and apply participles in sentences, enhancing grammatical precision and fluency.

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  • 2. 

    The young mother cautiously tiptoed into the bedroom in order not to wake up...

    • A. the sleeping children

    • B. the children slept

    • C. the children were sleeping

    • D. the children sleeping

    • E. the sleeping of the children

    Correct Answer
    A. A. the sleeping children
    Explanation
    The correct answer is A. "the sleeping children". This option accurately describes the state of the children, indicating that they are currently sleeping. The word "sleeping" is used as an adjective to modify the noun "children". The other options either use incorrect verb tenses or do not accurately describe the children as being in a state of sleep.

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  • 3. 

    The young men... by this institute are all university graduates.

    • A. employ

    • B. employed

    • C. to employ

    • D. employing

    • E. be employer

    Correct Answer
    A. B. employed
    Explanation
    The sentence is in the present tense, so the correct form of the verb should also be in the present tense. The phrase "are all university graduates" indicates that the young men have already been hired and are currently employed by the institute. Therefore, the correct answer is "B. employed," which is the past participle form of the verb "employ."

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  • 4. 

    What have people recently found in Wonoboyo? ...

    • A. They hide a treasure

    • B. Hiding a treasure

    • C. A treasure, hiding

    • D. The treasure was hidden

    • E. A hidden treasure

    Correct Answer
    A. E. A hidden treasure
    Explanation
    Recently, people have discovered a hidden treasure in Wonoboyo.

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  • 5. 

    Talking excitedly to each other, they forgot to finish the exercises. The underlined words mean: ..., they forgot to finish the exercises

    • A. Although they talked excitedly

    • B. In order that they could talk excitedly

    • C. Because they were talking excitedly

    • D. When they had talked excitedly

    • E. If they talked excitedly

    Correct Answer
    A. C. Because they were talking excitedly
    Explanation
    The correct answer is C. Because they were talking excitedly. This is because the phrase "they forgot to finish the exercises" is a result or consequence of them talking excitedly. The word "because" indicates a cause-and-effect relationship between the two actions.

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  • 6. 

      ... a few thousand dollars, he went ona tour to Europe.

    • A. Saved

    • B. have saved

    • C. he has saved

    • D. having saved

    • E. After he saves

    Correct Answer
    A. D. having saved
    Explanation
    The correct answer is D. having saved. This is because the phrase "having saved" is used to show that the action of saving money (a few thousand dollars) happened before the action of going on a tour to Europe. It indicates that the person had already saved the money before going on the tour.

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  • 7. 

    Slowly and carefully the police entered the dense forest... the robbers' hiding place.

    • A. surround

    • B. which surrounding

    • C. surrounding

    • D. surrounded

    • E. surrounds

    Correct Answer
    A. C. surrounding
    Explanation
    The correct answer is C. surrounding. This is because the sentence is describing the actions of the police as they entered the dense forest. "Surrounding" is a present participle verb form that correctly shows the ongoing action of the police surrounding the robbers' hiding place.

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  • 8. 

    Running down the stairs, she slipped and broke her leg. The underlined words mean: ... down the stairs.

    • A. while she was running

    • B. because she was running

    • C. as she would run

    • D. after she had run

    • E. in order that she could run

    Correct Answer
    A. A. while she was running
    Explanation
    The underlined words "Running down the stairs" indicate an action that is happening at the same time as the slipping and breaking of her leg. The phrase suggests that she was in the process of running when the accident occurred. Therefore, the correct answer is A. while she was running.

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  • 9. 

    ... near beautiful beach, the town became a popular tourist resort.

    • A. Situation

    • B. It is situated

    • C. Situating

    • D. Situates

    • E. Situated

    Correct Answer
    A. E. Situated
    Explanation
    The correct answer is E. Situated. This is because the sentence is describing the town becoming a popular tourist resort due to its proximity to a beautiful beach. "Situated" is the past participle form of the verb "situate" and is used to describe the location or position of something. In this case, it is indicating that the town is located near the beautiful beach, which is the reason for its popularity as a tourist resort.

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  • 10. 

    ... at two prestigious universities, Amanda has a hard Lime deciding which one to choose.

    • A. Accepting

    • B. She was accepted

    • C. Accepted

    • D. To be accepted

    • E. She was accepted

    Correct Answer
    A. C. Accepted
    Explanation
    The given sentence states that Amanda has a hard time deciding which university to choose. The correct answer is "Accepted" because it is in the past tense and matches the verb tense of the sentence. The other options are either in the present tense (A, D) or include unnecessary words (B, E). Therefore, "Accepted" is the most appropriate choice.

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  • 11. 

    Noticing I had dropped my purse, ...

    • A. the bus conductor called after me

    • B. I was called after by the bus conductor

    • C. it was the bus conductor who called after me

    • D. there was the bus conductor calling after me

    • E. the bus conductor was called after me

    Correct Answer
    A. A. the bus conductor called after me
    Explanation
    The correct answer is A. "The bus conductor called after me." This is the most grammatically correct and logical sentence construction. The subject "the bus conductor" is performing the action of calling after the speaker "me." The other options either have incorrect sentence structure or do not accurately convey the intended meaning.

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  • 12. 

    The police... the robbery are looking for three men

    • A. are investigating

    • B. they investigate

    • C. investigating

    • D. investigated

    • E. Investigate

    Correct Answer
    A. C. investigating
    Explanation
    The correct answer is C. investigating. In this sentence, the word "are" is used to indicate that the police are currently involved in the action of looking for three men. Therefore, the present participle form of the verb "investigate" should be used, which is "investigating".

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  • 13. 

    Not wanting to take the risk of missing the train, we went to the station very early. The underlined words mean: ... did not want to take a risk of missing the train.

    • A. Although we

    • B. When we

    • C. Because we

    • D. If we

    • E. In order that we

    Correct Answer
    A. C. Because we
    Explanation
    The underlined words indicate the reason for the action of going to the station early. The phrase "not wanting to take the risk of missing the train" implies that the speaker went to the station early because they did not want to miss the train. Therefore, the correct answer is C. Because we.

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  • 14. 

    Painted at the beginning of the 19th century, ...

    • A. the artist became world famous

    • B. the art critics considered it a classic

    • C. the people couldn't understand abstract art

    • D. the museum purchased it for its collection

    • E. the painting was very valuable

    Correct Answer
    A. E. the painting was very valuable
    Explanation
    The correct answer is E. the painting was very valuable. This can be inferred from the fact that the museum purchased it for its collection. The fact that the painting was bought by a museum suggests that it was highly regarded and considered to have significant worth.

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    Annoyed by the speakers' remarks, Had got up and left the room. This means that the speaker's words...

    • A. be annoying

    • B. were annoying

    • C. annoyed

    • D. to be annoyed

    • E. were annoying

    Correct Answer
    A. E. were annoying
    Explanation
    The correct answer is E. were annoying. This is because the sentence states that Had got up and left the room, indicating that the speaker's remarks caused annoyance and led to Had's decision to leave. Therefore, it can be inferred that the speaker's words were annoying.

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