Participial Phrases Practice
A Grade 8 ELA worksheet focused on identifying, understanding, 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. This worksheet will help you practice identifying and using participial phrases.
Choose the best option that identifies the participial phrase in each sentence.
1. The dog, wagging its tail, greeted the visitors.
The dog
wagging its tail
greeted the visitors
No participial phrase
2. Exhausted from the long hike, the campers quickly fell asleep.
Exhausted from the long hike
the campers
quickly fell asleep
No participial phrase
Complete each sentence by adding an appropriate participial phrase.
1. , the student aced the exam.
2. The old house, , looked eerie in the moonlight.
Rewrite the following sentences by combining them into one sentence using a participial phrase. Make sure to punctuate correctly.
1. The chef prepared a delicious meal. He hummed a tune.
2. The children ran through the sprinklers. They were laughing joyfully.
Determine if the following statements about participial phrases are True or False.
1. A participial phrase always begins with a present participle ending in -ing.
True
False
2. Participial phrases function as adjectives, modifying nouns or pronouns.
True
False