Question

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What is the verb in the sentence?

The winning team was praised by the admiring fans.

A. was praised
B. team
C. admiring
D. winning

Answer 1

2. Which word in the sentence is a participle?

Do not skate on frozen ponds.

A. on
B. Do
C. frozen
D. skate

Answer 2

3. Which word in the sentence is a participle?

Are you walking toward the barking dog?
A. barking
B. Are
C. walking
D. dog

4.What is the participle in this sentence?

The laughing child looks happy, but she was sulking this morning.

A. was sulking
B. looks
C. happy
D. laughing

Answer 3

5. Which word or words in the sentence does the participle modify?

She is watering the hanging plants on the patio.

A. She
B. patio
C. is watering
D. plants

6. Which word in the sentence does the participle modify?

Pete, would you give the award to a retired officer?

A. officer
B. Pete
C. would
D. award

7. Which words in the sentence make up the entire participial phrase?

Paying for the flute, Tammy smiled brightly and thought about all the songs she would play.

A. smiled brightly
B. she would play
C. about all the songs
D. Paying for the flute

8. Which words in the sentence make up the entire participial phrase?

The stack of papers fell, covering the office floor with notes and memos.

A. stack of papers
B. covering the office floor
C. The stack of papers fell
D. covering the office floor with notes and memos

Answer 4

9. Which word in the sentence does the participial phrase modify?

Lying in the grass, I counted the clouds above me.

A. I
B. clouds
C. counted
D. grass

10. Which word in the sentence does the participial phrase modify?

Reaching her fingers to her toes, Katie slowly stretched her back.

A. stretched
B. slowly
C. back
D. Katie

11. Which sentence uses punctuation correctly?

A.Uncle Tim remembered as a costume designer, was once a tailor.

B. Uncle Tim remembered as a costume designer was once a tailor.

C. Uncle Tim, remembered as a costume designer, was once a tailor.

D. Uncle Tim, remembered as a costume designer was once a tailor.

Answer 5

12. Which sentence uses punctuation correctly?

A. The dress hanging next to the gray sweater is the new one.

B. The dress hanging next to the gray sweater, is the new one.

C. The dress, hanging next to the gray sweater, is the new one.

D. The dress, hanging next to the gray sweater is the new one.

Answer 6

@M_M13, Hmm...looks like , you didn't try at all.... Where are your answers ?