Participle
Which word is the participle?
Packed dirt makes a strong ant home.
packed
What tense is the participle in?
The crawling ant was headed home.
present tense
What is the participle phrase: The queen ordering the workers is hoping to survive.
A. hoping to survive
B. ordering the workers
C. is hoping
D. The queen ordering
B. ordering the workers
Which word does the underlined participle describe in the sentence below?
The crowded anthill was home to many types of ant workers.
anthill
What is the participial phrase in the sentence below: Ants nesting under a log kept their home safe and hidden.
A. kept
B. home safe and hidden
C. nesting under a log
D. kept their home safe
C. nesting under a log
Which word is the participle?
The digging ants work all day.
digging
What tense is the participle in?
Packed dirt makes a strong ant home.
past tense
What is the participle phrase: The young boy excited by ants always wants to study them.
A. always wants
B. wants to study them
C. excited by ants
D. The young boy excited
C. excited by ants
Which word does the underlined participle describe in the sentence below?
The leafcutter ant found a ripped leaf to carry home.
leaf
What is the participial phrase in the sentence below: The ants carrying large leaves walked back the their home.
A. The ants carrying
B. walked back
C. carrying large leaves
D. back to their home
A. the ants carrying
Which word is the participle?
The crawling ant was headed home.
crawling
What tense is the participle in?
The digging ants work all day.
present tense
What is the participle phrase: Scurrying and rushing ants wander back and forth to the anthill.
A. wander back and forth
B. forth to the anthill
C. rushing ants
D. Scurrying and rushing
D. Scurrying and rushing
Which word does the underlined participle describe in the sentence below?
Warming sunlight can keep the ant colony toasty inside.
sunlight
What is the participial phrase in the sentence below: The ants warmed by sunlight worked at a faster pace.
A. worked at a faster pace
B. warmed by sunlight
C. The ants warmed
D. faster pace
B. warmed by the sunlight
What is the participial phrase in the sentence below: The anteater snuffling around the colony searches for his prey.
A. searches
B. searches for his prey
C. The anteater snuffling
D. snuffling around the colony
D. snuffling around the colony
Which word does the underlined participle describe in the sentence below?
The hardworking nurse took care of the young ants.
nurse