Identify the Participle & PoS
Prepositional Phrases
How many prepositional phrases are there?
Does this sentence need commas?
Identifying Participial Phrases
100

He was awestruck by the breathtaking beauty.

breathtaking - adjective

100

Morning Girl was curious about the the new arrivals. 

about the new arrivals

100

Brightly colored plants dot the hills. The hills are below Kyushu's mountainous slopes. 

1

below Kyushu's mountainous slopes

100

Earhart attempting to fly around the world was lost in 1937. 

Yes - around attempting to fly around the world

100

Flying through the storm, the pilot peered in to the darkness. 

Flying through the storm

200

Ashley was hesitant at first about the moving plan that the workers presented to her.

moving - adjective

200

Morning Girl could have called Star Boy from his work.

from his work

200

I flipped the pen through my fingers over and over again. I knew that I had studied this last night and I tried to run an imaginary finger down my study guide in my head. 

through my fingers

down my study guide

in my head


200

Working hard the Wrights built a wooden biplane. 

Yes, after working hard

200

Looking outside, she could see nothing but black sky. 

Looking outside
300

Black-tipped clouds completely hid the earth from view. 

black-tipped - adjective

300

She explained who she was by giving her name. She also gave the names of her family members. 

by giving her name; of her family members

300

The Louvre was once a residence for royalty. Then the royal family moved to Versailles in Paris. Paris, the French capital, is in northern France. 

4

for royalty

to Versailles

in Paris

in Northern France

300

Some of Earhart's flights lasting many hours were often exhausting. 

Yes - around lasting many hours

300

The runner, taking one final stride, lunged through the tape. 

taking one final stride

400

As they looked around them, they felt as if they were gulping the beauty around them.

gulping - main verb 

400
As Usain Bolt ran past the last runner, the crowd jumped to their feet, screaming in excitement. 
past the last runner, to their feet, in excitement
400

Travelers in Europe will find it easy to find entertainment. Several resort cities cluster along the southern coast. One can ride ferries across the English Channel for transportation between cities. 

5

in Europe

along the southern coast

across the English Channel

for transportation

between cities

400

Crowds welcoming her home often greeted her safe return.

No

400

Rudolph, having trained for just a year, helped the 1956 Olympic relay win a bronze medal. 

having trained for just a year

500

The highest peaks of the fog mountains were tinted pink with the setting sun. 

tinted - main verb
setting - adjective

500

The strangers wore fur over their skin and even shoes with fur on their feet; these were things that Morning Girl had never seen before in her life. 

over their skin; with fur; on their feet; in her life

500

Most people in Japan follow the traditional customs of their country. The Japanese traditionally bow on certain occasions. They show great respect for their elders. Throughout their history, the Japanese have also loved beauty.

5

in Japan

of their country

on certain occasions

for their elders

Throughout their history 


500

A statement issued to the press about the Wright brothers' achievements received almost no attention. 

No
500

For other players the only contact permitted by the rules is with their feet, heads, or bodies.

permitted by the rules