Mastering Participial Phrases
A Grade 9 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying, understanding, and correctly using participial phrases in sentences.
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Mastering Participial Phrases
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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions provided. This worksheet will test your understanding and application of participial phrases.
Identify the participial phrase in each sentence.
1. The dog, wagging its tail furiously, greeted its owner at the door.
The dog
wagging its tail furiously
greeted its owner
at the door
2. Exhausted from the long hike, the climbers rested by the stream.
from the long hike
the climbers rested
Exhausted from the long hike
by the stream
Complete each sentence by adding an appropriate participial phrase. Remember to use correct punctuation.
1. The old house, , was finally torn down.
2. , she decided to take a nap.
Rewrite the following sentences, combining them into one sentence using a participial phrase.
1. The cat watched the bird. It was crouching silently in the bushes.
2. The student finished her homework. She felt relieved.
Indicate whether each statement about participial phrases is True or False.
1. A participial phrase always functions as an adjective, modifying a noun or pronoun.
True
False
2. Participial phrases are always set off by commas.
True
False
Write a short paragraph (5-7 sentences) describing a scene or an event. Make sure to include at least three different participial phrases in your writing. Underline or highlight each participial phrase you use.