Find the participial phrase: Opening the book to the last page, Sally read the ending first.
  • the last page
  • Sally read the ending
  • ending first
  • opening the book to the last page
Find the participle: The ship sailed within striking distance.
  • sailed
  • ship
  • striking
  • distance
Find the participle: The children took off their snowy jackets and crowded by the warming fire.
  • warming
  • crowded
  • took
  • snowy
Find the participle:Sally could not sleep with that blinking light from the television's power button.
  • sleep
  • blinking
  • could
  • power
Find the participle: The man shielded his eyes from the blinding sun as he stepped out of the movie theater.
  • Shielded
  • stepped
  • eyes
  • blinding
Find the participle: The startled cat jumped high into the air.
  • cat
  • air
  • jumped
  • startled
Find the participial phrase: Yawning widely, the student struggled to stay awake in class.
  • in class
  • the student struggled
  • yawning widely
  • to stay awake
Find the participial phrase: The girl wearing the blue shirt ran down the hallway.
  • ran down the hallway
  • wearing the blue shirt
  • down the hallway
  • the girl wearing
Find the participial phrase: The children playing in the park belong to the school next door.
  • playing in the park
  • school next door
  • belong to the school next door
  • in the park
Find the participial phrase: The pilot pushed on the yoke, changing the direction of the plane.
  • changing the direction of the plane
  • pushed on the yoke
  • the pilot pushed on the yoke
  • direction of the plane
Find the participial phrase: The curtains closed at the end of the play, bringing the night of theater to an end.
  • end of the play
  • to an end
  • the curtains closed
  • bringing the night of theater to an end
What is a dangling participle?
  • a participial phrase in the wrong place
  • a prepositional phrase in the wrong place
  • a phrase at the end of a sentence
  • a phrase that describes falling off of something
Does this sentence contain a dangling participle? Reading a book, the cat crawled up in my lap.
  • Yes
  • No
Does this sentence contain a dangling participle? The dog was chasing the boy wearing the spiked collar.
  • Yes
  • No
Does this sentence contain a dangling participle? I saw Arthur running for the bus.
  • Yes
  • No
Does this sentence contain a dangling participle? Removing her glasses, the queen shook her head in disappointment.
  • Yes
  • No
Does this sentence contain a dangling participle? He stared at the girl next to the vending machine wearing dark glasses.
  • Yes
  • No
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