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Participles - Exercise 2

Directions:  Locate the participle in each sentence.  Type your answer into the box below the sentence. When you are finished, click the "Check My Work" button at the bottom of the page to check your answers.

Note: If the participle is part of a participial phrase, include the whole phrase in your answer.

1.  We should help to rebuild houses destroyed by the storm.



2.  Wearing a lei around her neck, the hula dancer moved to the rhythms of the ukulele.



3.  Books placed onto the cart will be put back when the library closes at 5:00 p.m.



4.  As of tomorrow, anyone carrying a suitcase heavier than thirty pounds will not be allowed on the train.



5.  The student carried her completed exam to the instructor.



6.  Be mindful of the people sitting over there.



7.  Announcements posted on this bulletin board must receive approval from the dean.



8.  My coffee mug, chipped from years of use, still means a great deal to me.



9.  The falling leaves remind us that winter is coming.



10.  Terrified by the series of events, the child sat on the ground and wept.



           

 

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