Present Participles
Identify the participle in this sentence:
Laughing, James left the room.
What is Laughing?
Identify the participle in this sentence:
Lounged on the couch, Nick placed his hands behind his head.
What is Lounged?
Identify the misplaced participle phrase in this sentence:
Running down the street, the garbage tripped the boy.
What is Running down the street?
Identify the dangling participle (phrase) in this sentence:
Staring out the window, the sky was beautiful.
What is Staring out the window?
Fix this sentence:
Quietly taking the test, the pencil ran out of lead.
What is Quietly taking the test, the student's pencil ran out of lead.
OR
While the student was quietly taking the test, the pencil ran out of lead.
Identify the participle in this sentence;
Melissa washed her hands, before starting to cook dinner.
What is starting?
Identify the participle in this sentence:
Attacked by a dog, Matthew dropped his books.
What is Attacked?
Fix this misplaced participle:
The robber ran from the policeman, still holding the money in his hands.
What is The robber, still holding the money in his hands, ran from the policeman.
Fix this sentence:
Spinning around the room, it became dizzier and dizzier.
What is Spinning around the room, the girl became dizzier and dizzier.
Is this a present or past participle?
Stopping, the driver waited for the cars.
What is Present Participle?
Identify the participle in this sentence:
Jumping up and down, Jayden tried to get the other girl’s attention.
What is Jumping?
Identify the participle in this sentence:
Melissa tried to salvage the burned paper.
What is Burned?
Fix this sentence:
Hiking the trail, the birds chirped loudly.
What is Hiking the trail, Jamie heard birds chirping loudly.
Fix the sentence:
Hungry and looking for a snack, the refrigerator was finally opened by the teenager.
What is Hungry and looking for a snack, the teenager opened the refrigerator.
Identify the participle in this sentence:
Staring up at the large building, Sarah became nervous for her interview.
What is Staring?
Identify the participle in this sentence:
After she put away her finished homework, Marie watched a movie.
What is Finished?
Fix the misplaced participle:
Ready to get out of school, the homework did not keep the kids’ attention.
What is Ready to get out of school, the kids did not pay attention to the homework.
OR
The kids, ready to get out of school, did not pay attention to the homework.
Identify the dangling participle phrase in this sentence:
Walking down the street, the sky was a brilliant blue.
What is Walking down the street
Is this a present or past participle?
The stolen money was out of commission.
What is Past Participle?
Name the only ending of present participles.
What is -ing?
Name two of the endings of past participles.
What is d, ed, t, en, or n?
Fix this sentence:
"While sleeping in the backyard, the overhead sprinkler system soaked my chemistry textbook."
What is "While sleeping in the backyard, I realized the overhead sprinkler system had soaked my chemistry textbook."
OR
While I was sleeping in the backyard, the overhead sprinkler system soaked my chemistry textbook.
Fix the sentence:
"Covered in a thick layer of magical gold dust, the archaeologist marveled at the ancient statue."
What is "The archaeologist marveled at the ancient statue covered in a thick layer of magical gold dust."
Or
"Covered in a thick layer of magical gold dust, the ancient statue was a marvel to the archaeologist.
Fix the sentence:
Running through the halls, the teacher stopped the students.
What is Running through the halls, the students were stopped by the teacher.