Participial Phrases Practice Worksheet
A Grade 7 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and using participial phrases in sentences.
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Participial Phrases Practice
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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions to complete the exercises on participial phrases.
Underline the participial phrase in each sentence.
1. The dog, at the mailman, ran down the street.
2. by the sudden noise, the cat jumped onto the couch.
3. The old house, by years of neglect, finally collapsed.
4. from exhaustion, she fell asleep in her chair.
Read each group of sentences. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a participial phrase.
1. Which sentence uses a participial phrase correctly?
Running quickly, the bus was missed by John.
Running quickly, John missed the bus.
John, running quickly, the bus was missed.
The bus, running quickly, was missed by John.
2. Which sentence uses a participial phrase correctly?
Filled with excitement, the children cheered.
The children, filled with excitement, cheered the game.
The game cheered the children, filled with excitement.
Cheered by the children, filled with excitement.
Rewrite each pair of sentences into one sentence using a participial phrase. Be careful with punctuation!
1. The boy was singing loudly. He walked down the hall.
2. She was surprised by the news. She dropped her phone.
3. The car was speeding around the corner. It almost hit the pedestrian.
Determine if the following statements about participial phrases are true or false.
1. A participial phrase always begins with a verb ending in -ing.
True
False
2. A participial phrase functions as an adjective in a sentence.
True
False
Write a short paragraph (5-7 sentences) describing a memorable event. Try to include at least three participial phrases in your paragraph. Underline each participial phrase you use.