Participial Phrases Practice
A Grade 6 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and using participial phrases.
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Participial Phrases Practice
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will help you practice identifying and using participial phrases.
Underline the participial phrase in each sentence.
1. The dog, wagging its tail excitedly, greeted its owner.
2. Running quickly, the athlete finished the race in record time.
3. Covered in dust, the old book sat on the shelf.
4. The students, cheering loudly, watched the basketball game.
1. Which sentence correctly uses a participial phrase?
She was singing a song.
Smiling brightly, the girl accepted the award.
They will be playing games.
He is running fast.
1. Write a sentence using a participial phrase beginning with the word 'whistling'.
2. Write a sentence using a participial phrase beginning with the word 'broken'.
Read each statement and determine if it is true or false regarding participial phrases.
1. A participial phrase always functions as an adverb.
True
False
2. A participial phrase modifies a noun or pronoun.
True
False