A
The candidate getting the most votes wins the election.
what is (getting the most votes)
Waking to the buzz of the alarm clock, Freddie cursed the arrival of another Monday.
what is (Waking to the buzz of the alarm clock)?
Where is my participle phrase?What is it modifying
The magazine's cover, appealing to younger readers, will undoubtedly boost sales this month.
appealing to younger readers/ magazine cover
What is the past participle of "bite"?
Bitten
What are the 3 types of verbals?
Gerund/ participle/ to infinitive
Where is participle?
The water drained slowly in the pipe clogged with dog hair.
what is (drained slowly in the pipe)?
gerund or participle?
Walking across the beach relaxes my granddad.
gerund
Mary's downfall is eating snacks between meals.
Is thisA
Use the past participle "shaken" in a sentence with a participle phrase?
Shaken with terror, the boy ran away.
Use the present participle "screaming" in a sentence with a participle phrase?
Screaming with horror, the same boy ran away again.
Where is the participle?
Eaten by mosquitoes, we wished that we had made hotel, not campsite, reservations.
What is (Eaten by mosquitoes)?
gerund or participle?
They enjoyed taking long walks on the trail.
gerund
After resting for an hour, you will feel much better.
Is this a
A. Gerund phrase
B. Participle phrase
C. Not a verbal at all
A
How many verbals do you see?
The cheering crowd, shouting and dancing, are hailing their celebrated win over the defeated team.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
D/ 5
The cheering crowd, shouting and dancing, are hailing their celebrated win over the defeated team.
How many verbals do you see?
Thrusting through the wind, our wrecked car is gaining momentum before the finish line.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Thrusting through the wind, our wrecked car is gaining momentum before the finish line.
Is this a gerund or participle phrase? If participle, what does it modify?
Walking on the beach, Delores dodged jellyfish that had washed ashore.
A participle phrase describing Delores
Where is the participle phrase? What is describing?
The rack of ribs, Glazed with barbecue sauce, lay nestled next to a pile of sweet coleslaw.
Glazed with barbecue sauce/ rack of ribs
The motorcyclist, fatally injured in the accident, is now fighting for his life.
How many verbals do you see?
A. 2
B. 1
C. 0
B
Join these two sentences to make a sentence with one participle phrase.
A. I stood on the roof of my apartment building at dawn.
B. I watched the sun rise through gray clouds.
Standing on the roof of my apartment building at dawn, I watched the sun rise through gray clouds.
Join these two sentences to make a sentence with one participle phrase.
Invented by an Indiana housewife in 1889, the first dishwasher was driven by a steam engine.
Join these two sentences to make a participle phrase.
A. The soldiers are shooting a salvo of bombs.
B. The soldiers are determined to win the battle.
Shooting a salvo of bombs, the soldiers are determined to win the battle.
Or
The soldiers, shooting a salvo of bombs, are determined to win the battle.
Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence with a participle phrase.
a great, his, occupied, deal of, profession, teaching, to immigrants, his time, English
His profession, teaching English to immigrants, occupied a great deal of his time.
Join these sentences to make one sentence with a participle phrase.
A. The girl took pity on the beggar.
B. She offered him some food
Feeling pity on the beggar, she offered some food.
or
The girl ,Feeling pity on the beggar, offered some food.
Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence with a participle phrase.
a can of coke/ sitting /ground/ took/ corner/ the wall/ sips from/ on the / in a shady /I /small
with my back / against
Sitting on the ground in a shady corner with my back against the wall, I took small sips from a can of Coke.
Use the following present and past participles (breaking/ stolen) in one sentence to make a participle phrase.
Breaking the rules, the same boy hid the stolen necklace.