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- à 5.6èParticipial Phrases
- ä:èIn the sentences in the Example, underline the present
- and past participial phrases.
- âS:
- #ë╕Interrupted by the phone call╗, the man in his study growled.ïThe
- #kitchen, ╕recently remodeled with elegant cabinets and ultra modern wall
- #╕paper╗, was impressive.ïThe store was quite bare, ╕consisting of lit-
- #╕tle more than a scatter rug and a small chair╗.
- éS Present and past participial phrases are one kind of verbal
- phrase, as are gerund phrases.ïThese act only as adjectives and
- include a present or past participle and attached words.ïNote that a
- present or past participial phrase may come before or after the noun
- #it modifies.ïIn ╖Driven by the rain, the trash can slammed against the
- #╖garage, driven by the rain ╗is a past participial phrase modifying the
- #noun ╖can╗.ï≈╖Driven╗ is the past participle, and ╖by the rain╗ is a
- #prepositional phrase attached to it.ïIn ╖Applauded for fixing the break
- #╖in the dam, the engineer shyly bowed, applauded for fixing the break in
- #╖the dam╗ is a past participial phrase that contains the past participle
- #╖applauded╗ plus a prepositional phrase in which the object of the pre-
- #position ╖for╗ is the gerund phrase ╖fixing the break in the dam╗.
- 1.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a present
- participial phrase?
-
- A)ïHave you been preparing for the dust storm?
- B)ïHis occupation was defusing bombs for the army.
- C)ïSwinging on the ladder, the boy dared anyone to catch him.
- D)ïå
- #ü ╢Swinging on the ladder╗ is a present participial phrase modify-
- #ing the noun╢ boy.ïSwinging╗ is the present participle, and ╢on the
- #╢ladder╗ is the attached prepositional phrase.ïIn another sentence,
- #╖preparing╗ is the main verb in the verb phrase ╖have been preparing.╗
- #In the remaining sentence, ╖defusing╗ is a gerund in the predicate noun
- #gerund phrase ╖defusing bombs for the army╗.
- Ç C
- 2.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a present
- participial phrase?
- A)ïThe monkey, screeching uncontrollably, scampered all over the cage.
- B)ïAre you interested in composing songs for my band?
- C)ïFrom her bedroom window, Sally might have been watching the hay-
- è ride pass by.
- D)ïå
- #ü ╢Screeching uncontrollably╗ is a present participial phrase used
- #as an adjective modifying the noun ╢monkey.ïScreeching╗ is the present
- #participle, and╢ uncontrollably╗ is an adverb attached to it.ïIn anoth-
- #er sentence, ╖composing songs for my band╗ is a gerund phrase acting as
- #the object of the preposition ╖in.ïComposing╗ is the gerund.ïIn the
- #remaining sentence, ╖watching╗ is a present participle used as a main
- #verb in the verb phrase ╖might have been watching╗.
- Ç B
- 3.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a present
- participial phrase?
- A)ïI, trembling in the crawl space of my house, was able to withstand
- è the tornado.
- B)ïBlocking the way was a 500-ton tractor trailer.
- C)ïWhy are you fidgeting so much?
- D)ïå
- #ü ╢Trembling in the crawl space of my house╗ is a present partici-
- #pial phrase modifying the pronoun ╢I╗.ï╢Trembling╗ is the present par-
- #ticiple followed by the two prepositional phrases ╢in the crawl space
- #and ╢of my house╗.ïIn another sentence, ╖blocking the way╗ is a gerund
- #phrase acting as the subject of the verb form ╖was╗.ï╖Blocking╗ is the
- #gerund.ïIn the remaining sentence, ╖are fidgeting╗ is a verb phrase,
- #with ╖fidgeting╗ as the present participle acting as the main verb.
- Ç A
- 4.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a present
- participial phrase?
- A)ïAfter rehearsing for weeks, we finally were ready for the long-
- è awaited performance.
- B)ïThey had been loitering around the vines in my back yard.
- C)ïI was stuck in the cellar, crying for help.
- D)ïå
- #ü ╢Crying for help╗ is a present participial phrase modifying the
- #pronoun ╢I╗.ï╢Crying╗ is the present participle followed by the prepo-
- #sitional phrase ╢for help╗.ïIn another sentence, ╖rehearsing for weeks
- #is a gerund phrase used as the object of the preposition ╖after╗.ï╖Re-
- #╖hearsing╗ is the gerund.ïIn the remaining sentence, ╖loitering╗ is a
- #present participle acting as the main verb in the verbal phrase ╖had
- #╖been loitering╗.
- Ç C
- 5.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a present
- participial phrase?
-
- A)ïThe man biting his wrist looks fearful.
- B)ïHave you been pulling at his ponytail?
- C)ïI like hollering in the lobby.
- D)ïå
- #ü ╢Biting his wrist╗ is a present participial phrase modifying the
- #noun ╢man.ïBiting╗ is the present participle, and ╢his wrist╗ is its
- #object.ïIn another sentence, ╖have been pulling╗ is a verbal phrase in
- #which ╖pulling╗, the present participle, acts as the main verb.ïIn the
- #remaining sentence, ╖hollering in the lobby╗ is a gerund phrase used as
- #a direct object of the verb like; ╖hollering╗ is the gerund.
- Ç A
- 6.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a present
- participial phrase?
- A)ïDigging underground enables you to discover buried cable.
- B)ïBehind the cesspool the hornets, by vibrating their stingers, got
- è clean.
- C)ïI should be underlining the essential passages in this book.
- D)ïå
- #ü There are no participial phrases in ç sentences.ï╖Digging
- #╖underground╗ is a gerund phrase acting as the subject of the verb form
- #╖enables; digging╗ is the gerund.ï╖Vibrating their stingers╗ is a ger-
- #und phrase used as the object of the preposition ╖by╗;╖ vibrating╗ is
- #the gerund.ï╖Should be underlining╗ is a verbal phrase with the parti-
- #cipial phrase ╖underlining╗ acting as the main verb.
- Ç D
- 7.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a past parti-
- cipial phrase?
- A)ïI have been reminded that oysters are scavengers.
- B)ïDeepened by years of erosion, the sand dunes looked like caverns.
- C)ïIs he so set in his ways that he will not budge from his easy chair
- è when he hears someone knock on the door?
- D)ïå
- #ü ╢Deepened by years of erosion╗ is a past participial phrase modi-
- #fying the noun╢ dunes.ïDeepened╗ is the past participle, followed by
- #the two attached prepositional phrases ╢by years╗ and ╢of erosion╗.ïIn
- #another sentence,ï╖have been reminded╗ is a verb phrase containing the
- #past participle ╖reminded╗ as the main verb.ïIn the remaining sentence,
- #╖is set╗ is a verb phrase containing the past participle ╖set╗ as the
- main verb.
- Ç B
- 8.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a past
- participial phrase?
- A)ïThe troll, abandoned by the ghouls, needed a good night's rest.
- B)ïThe targets were scattered on the hillside.
- C)ïAre you able to say honestly that Horace has been badly affected
- è by the food at boot camp?
- D)ïå
- #ü ╢Abandoned by the ghouls╗ is a past participial phrase modifying
- #the noun╢ troll.ïAbandoned╗ is the past participle, and ╢by the ghouls
- #is the attached prepositional phrase.ïIn another sentence, ╖were scat-
- #╖tered╗ is a verb phrase containing the past participle ╖scattered╗ as
- #the main verb.ïIn the remaining sentence, ╖has been affected╗ is a verb
- #phrase containing the past participle ╖affected╗, the main verb.
- Ç A
- 9.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a past
- participial phrase?
- A)ïI was sucked into the turbulent current, deprived of any hope of
- è being rescued.
- B)ïHas she been delighted with her new home on the river?
- C)ïThe manager, tired and troubled, had to fire all newly hired help.
- D)ïå
- #ü ╢Deprived╗╢ of any hope of being rescued╗ is a past participial
- #phrase modifying the pronoun ╢I.ïDeprived╗ is the past participle
- #followed by the two attached prepositional phrases╢ of any hope╗ and
- #╢of any rescue╗.ïIn that same sentence, ╖was sucked╗ is a verb phrase
- #containing the past participle ╖sucked╗ as the main verb.ïIn another
- #sentence, ╖has been delighted╗ is a verb phrase containing the past
- #participle╖ delighted╗╗ as the main verb.ïIn the remaining sentence,
- #╖tired╗ and ╖troubled╗ are past participles modifying the noun ╖mana-
- #╖ger╗, but they are not in a phrase because no other words are attached
- to them.
- Ç A
- 10.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a present
- participial phrase and a past participial phrase?
- A)ïThe actress, followed by two ushers, sat in her reserved seat.
- B)ïTempting fate, the hero, surrounded by grizzlies, hurtled the log.
- C)ïWe are involved in a proposal that will be getting a lot of
- è attention soon.
- D)ïå
- #ü ╢Tempting fate╗ is a present participial phrase modifying the
- #noun ╢hero╗, and ╢surrounded by grizzlies╗ is a past participial phrase
- #modifying the same noun ╢hero╗.ï╢Tempting╗ is a present participle
- #followed by its object ╢fate.ïSurrounded╗ is a past participle fol-
- #lowed by the attached object of the preposition ╢by grizzlies╗.ïIn
- #another sentence, ╖followed by two ushers╗ is a past participial phrase
- #modifying the noun ╖actress╗, and ╖reserved╗ is a past participle modi-
- #fying the noun ╖seat╗.ïIn the remaining sentence, there are no parti-
- #cipial phrases, only the past participle ╖involved╗ as the main verb in
- #the verb phrase ╖are involved╗, and the present participle ╖getting╗ as
- #the main verb in the verb phrase ╖will be getting.
- Ç B
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