Participles And Participle Phrases

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    Participial phrases in the past tense begin with words that end in

    • -ed
    • -ing
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Explore the use of participles and participle phrases in English grammar. This quiz assesses identification and understanding of participial phrases, their function as adjectives, and recognition of present tense participial forms. It enhances grammatical precision and linguistic skills.

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  • 2. 

    Participial phrases in the present tense begin with words that end in

    • -ed

    • -ing

    Correct Answer
    A. -ing
    Explanation
    Participial phrases in the present tense begin with words that end in "-ing". This is because the present participle form of a verb is formed by adding "-ing" to the base form of the verb. Participial phrases are used to provide additional information about the subject of a sentence and are often used to modify nouns. For example, in the sentence "The running water sounded soothing," the participial phrase "running water" modifies the noun "water" and describes the type of water. Therefore, the correct answer is "-ing".

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  • 3. 

    Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. Running through the water, the children of the city romped under the spray of the hydrant.

    • Running through the water

    • Through the water

    • Romped under the spray of the hydrant

    • Children of the city

    Correct Answer
    A. Running through the water
    Explanation
    "Running through the water" is a phrase that is separated from the rest of the sentence with a comma. If it is describing a noun before or, in this case, after it, then it is a participial phrase.

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  • 4. 

    Read the following sentence.  Poe, suffering great tragedy in his life, wrote disturbing stories. The participial phrase in this example is in the 

    • Past tense

    • Present tense

    Correct Answer
    A. Present tense
    Explanation
    The participial phrase "suffering great tragedy in his life" is in the present tense because it describes an ongoing action or state that is happening at the same time as the main verb "wrote." The present tense indicates that the suffering and writing are happening simultaneously.

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  • 5. 

    Is the word digging in the following sentence a participle? A shovel definitely fits the category of a digging tool.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    The word "digging" appears between the determiner "a" and the noun it modifies "tool." What kind of tool is it? It is functioning as a participle.

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  • 6. 

    Is the word running in the following sentence a participle? The worker washed his hands in the running water of the stream.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    The word "running" appears between the determiner "the" and the noun "water." This is a strong clue that it is functioning as a participle, but more questions need to be asked. What kind of water is it? The word "running" tells the reader what kind of "water" is being described.

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  • 7. 

    A participial phrase functions as the following part of speech in a sentence.

    • Noun

    • Verb

    • Adjective

    Correct Answer
    A. Adjective
    Explanation
    It modifies the noun.

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  • 8. 

    Read the following sentence. Identify the participial phrase. Poe, suffering great tragedy in his life, wrote disturbing stories.

    • Suffering great tragedy in his life

    • Wrote disturbing stories

    • Poe wrote disturbing stories

    • Disturbing stories

    Correct Answer
    A. Suffering great tragedy in his life
    Explanation
    The participial phrase in the sentence is "suffering great tragedy in his life." It functions as an adjective and provides additional information about Poe. It describes the state or condition he was in while writing disturbing stories.

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  • 9. 

    Is the word spinning in the following sentence a participle? Is the spider spinning a web in the barn?

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    Remember: Determine if a verb in the sentence is a helping verb. Because "is" is a helping verb, then it is part of the verb phrase with "spinning."

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  • 10. 

    Read the following sentence.  Poe, suffering great tragedy in his life, wrote disturbing stories. The participial phrase in this example modifies which word?

    • Wrote

    • Stories

    • Disturbing

    • Poe

    Correct Answer
    A. Poe
    Explanation
    The participial phrase "suffering great tragedy in his life" provides additional information about Poe, indicating that he experienced significant hardships. Therefore, the participial phrase modifies the word "Poe."

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