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Which of the following sentences contains a particple?
a) The girl was running when she fell and hit her knee.
b) The girl was running when a dog ran out in front of her.
c) The girl was running when the boy caught up to her.
d) The running girl made it to the finish line in less than eight minutes.

Which is an example of a participle?
a) flying bat
b) running around the tree
c) smiling at the girl
d) walking in a circle

Which is the correct definition of a participle?
a) looks like a verb but functions like an adjective
b) looks like a verb but functions like a noun
c) looks like a verb but functions like an adverb
d) looks like a verb but functions like a preposition

Which is the correct definition for an infinitive?
a) looks like a verb but functions like an adjective
b) looks like a verb but functions like a noun
c) the word to and the base form of a verb
d) the word to and the past tense form of a verb

Which sentence contains an infinitive?
a) The girl ran around the yard.
b) The gril was playing with the kitty.
c) The man was working all day and night trying to finish a project.
d) The man was working with his friend on a project.

Which sentence contains a participial phrase?
a) Walking around the yard, the woman discovered a rabbit's hole.
b) The woman walked around the yard looking for the rabbit.
c) The rabbit hopped around the yard.
d) The rabbit hopped from yard to yard.

Which sentence contains an infinitive?
a) The man walked around the neighborhood.
b) The man walked around the mall.
c) WAlking around the mall, the man tried to find the best holiday present for his mother.
d) The man could not find a present for his mother.

Which sentence contains a participial phrase?
a) The girl skated around the rink like a pro athlete.
b) The girl skated around the rink like she owned the ice.
c) Skating around the rink, the girl impressed everyone who walked by with her flawless jumps.
d) The rink was so cold that the girl could not skate for longer than five minutes.

Which sentence contains a past tense participle?
a) The broken window was fixed by the person responsible for breaking it in the first place.
b) The foggy window was hard to see out of while driving.
c) The cold window gave the woman chills.
d) The window was replaced last week.

Which sentence contains a past tense participle?
a) The closed door indicated the store was closed for the evening.
b) The red door was appealing to the shoppers.
c) The blue door was painted last week.
d) The yellow door is not at all attracticve.

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