Parts of Speech
Participle types
Participles in Sentences
Dangling and misplaced participles
Participles and perfect tenses
100

This part of speech modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

What is an adverb?

100

This participle typically ends in "-ing" and shows an ongoing action.

What is a present participle?

100

Identify the participle in the sentence: "The crying baby woke everyone up."

What is crying?

100

A participle that does not clearly modify any noun or pronoun in the sentence is called a?

What is a dangling participle?

100

The past participle of "go" is?

What is gone?

200

A verb that functions as a noun in a sentence

What is a Gerund?

200

This participle typically ends in "-ed" and is used to describe a completed action.

What is a past participle?

200

In the sentence "The broken window needs to be repaired," the participle "broken" modifies what noun?

What is window?

200

In the sentence "Walking down the street, the dog barked loudly," what is the error?

What is a misplaced participle?

200

The past participle of "eat" is?

What is eaten?

300

A part of speech that connects words, phrases, or clauses

What is a conjunction?

300

The word "burned" in the sentence, "The burned toast smelled awful" is what type of participle?

What is a past participle?

300

In the sentence "Shocked by the news, she couldn't speak," what does the participle "shocked" describe?

What is she?

300

Correct this sentence: "Running late, the bus left without me."

What is Running late, I missed the bus?

300

Which perfect tense uses the auxiliary verb "have" with the past participle?

What is the present perfect tense?

400

A word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence

What is a pronoun?

400

The participle in the sentence "The running athlete was exhausted" is an example of what type of participle?

What is a present participle?

400

In the sentence "The written instructions were unclear," what is the function of "written"?

What is a past participle functioning as an adjective?

400

In the sentence "After finishing the homework, the television was turned on," the participle is misplaced. Find the correct spot for it.

What is After finishing the homework, I turned on the television?

400

In the sentence, "She has written the letter", the word written is an example of what kind of participle?

What is past?

500

These words modify or describe a noun or pronoun

What is an adjective?

500

This participle phrase can function as an adjective in a sentence, as in "The students, tired from the exam, went home."

What is a participle phrase?

500

In the sentence "Walking through the park, he found a wallet," what role does the participle "walking" serve?

What is a present participle acting as an adjective?

500

This type of error occurs when the participle seems to modify the wrong noun, leading to confusion.

What is a misplaced participle?

500

In the sentence "They had gone to the store before it closed," what tense is "had gone"?

What is the past perfect tense?