Question

1. Recall that a participle is a verb form that is used as an adjective. A
participial phrase is a participle with its modifiers and complements used as an
adjective.

Read the following sentence.

Frosted with gooey icing, the cinnamon rolls were impossible to resist.

Identify the present participle in the sentence. (1 point)icing
were
resist
Frosted


2. Read the following sentence.

Hunter pushed his motorcycle for three miles before he finally quit, exhausted
from the effort.

Identify the participial phrase in the sentence. (1 point)pushed his
motorcycle
for three miles
before he finally quit
exhausted from the effort


3. Read the following sentence.

Cody poked at the embers glowing like lava in the charred fire pit.

Which word does the participial phrase modify? (1 point)pit
lava
Cody
embers


4. Read the following sentence.

The pitcher, cradling the baseball in his mitt, sized up the young batter at the
plate.

Which of the following statements about the sentence is true? (1 point)The
sentence needs commas because the participial phrase is essential.
The sentence needs commas because the participial phrase is nonessential.
The commas should be removed because the participial phrase is essential.
The commas should be removed because the participial phrase is nonessential.


5. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence below.

Becoming a movie star is a difficult goal for most actors to achieve. (1
point)Becoming a movie star
is a difficult goal
for most actors
to achieve

Answer 1

1. Frosted with gooey icing, the cinnamon rolls were impossible to resist. - frosted
2. Hunter pushed his motorcycle for three miles before he finally quit, exhausted from the effort. - exhausted from the effort
3. Cody poked at the embers glowing like lava in the charred fire pit. - embers
4. The pitcher, cradling the baseball in his mitt, sized up the young batter at the plate. - The sentence needs commas because the participial phrase is nonessential.
5. Becoming a movie star is a difficult goal for most actors to achieve. - becoming a movie star

Answer 2

K for EVERYONE in connexus i got the answers!!

1) D, frosted

2)D, seeing the massive shark

3)C, Deer

4)B nonessential

5)B, making coffee

6)A, misplaced

7)D, independent clause

8) C, subordinate clause

9)B, violence of WW1

10)A, He thinks he is not as brave as they are

11)A, rebirth

12)A, To protect the man and himself

13)B, hunger

14)B, helps fix the wall even though he does not think a wall is necessary

15)A, the life of wealth and excess that Charlie once led in paris

16)D, ....the snow powdered in the fur of the foxes...

17)A, he replied roughly

18)C, great migration

19)D, in medias res

20)C, diction

21)A, allegory

22)E, metaphor

23)B, Aphorism

24)C, she spoke forcefully  

25)B, John S.

26)C, Robert Frost

27)A, Ernest H.

28)D, Langston H.

29)B, ex-

30)A, ambi-

31)D, sym-

32)C, re-

33)D, enjoyed more freedom than woman

34)C, it helps the reader imagine how the wagon moved.

35) A, raises her lip and shows her teeth

36)Essay question

37)Essay question

And guys im pretty sure 25-32 are correct not 100% sure tho i did take the test! i hope this helps you guys out alot :3 have a great day!