Participles (Phrases)
100: The crying baby finally fell asleep.
Answer: crying (present participle)
100: Giggling, the toddler ran across the room.
Answer: Toddler
100: Be careful with the boiling water.
Answer: boiling
100: Misplaced - The man walked the dog wearing a tuxedo.
Correction: The man wearing a tuxedo walked the dog.
100: Turn the verb "break" into a past participle and use it in a sentence.
example: I swept up the broken glass.
200: Baked in the oven, the cake smelled delicious.
Answer: Baked in the oven (participial phrase)
200: The vase, broken by the cat, lay in pieces.
Answer: vase
200: She tried to fix the shattered window.
answer: shattered
200: Dangling - Walking to school, the rain started to fall.
200: Combine these two sentences using a participial phrase.
The lion was hunting. The lion stalked the gazelle.
Example: Hunting, the lion stalked the gazelle.
OR The lion, hunting, stalked the gazelle.
OR The hunting lion stalked the gazelle.
300: The runner, exhausted by the race, collapsed at the finish line.
Answer: exhausted by the race (participial phrase)
300: Confused by the math problem, I asked for help.
Answer: I
300: The winning team received a trophy.
300: winning
300: Misplaced - She served the sandwiches to the children on paper plates.
Correction: She served the sandwiches on paper plates to the children.
300: Write a sentence starting with the phrase, "Whistling a tune..."
Example: Whistling a tune, the janitor mopped the floor.
400: We stared in awe at the shooting stars.
Answer: shooting (participial adjective)
400: The cars zooming down the highway were a blur.
Answer: cars
400: We walked through the frozen fields.
answer: frozen
400: Dangling - After reading the book, the movie was disappointing.
Correction: After reading the book, I found the movie disappointing.
400: Use "excited" and "exciting" both correctly in a sentence as participles.
500: Hoping for a miracle, the team continued to play hard.
Answer: Hoping for a miracle (participial adjective)
500: Running to catch the bus, Leo dropped his backpack.
Answer: Leo
500: It was an embarrassing moment for everyone.
answer: embarrassing
500: Misplaced - Oozing with strawberry jam, the boy ate the toast.
Correction: The boy ate the toast oozing with strawberry jam.
500: Create a sentence where a participial phrase follows the subject before the verb.
Example: The dog, barking at the squirrel, woke the neighbors.