English Language Arts
Grade 9
45 min
Identify participles and what they modify
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Identify the participle and the word it modifies in: The *running* water is cold.
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Identify the participle and the word it modifies in: The *broken* window needs repair.
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Identify the participial phrase and the word it modifies in: The boy, *waving to his friends*, boarded the bus.
Sample Practice Questions
Easy
Find the participle and the word it modifies in: The *crying* baby needs a nap.
0.crying → baby
1.crying → nap
2.needs → baby
3.baby → nap
Easy
Find the participle and the word it modifies in: The *shining* stars filled the sky.
0.filled → sky
1.shining → stars
2.shining → sky
3.stars → sky
Easy
Find the participle and the word it modifies in: We fixed the *cracked* pavement.
0.fixed → pavement
1.cracked → we
2.cracked → pavement
3.pavement → fixed
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