Participles - Exercise 3
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. The tall fence surrounding the entire property gives us privacy.
2. The city's plans include elementary schools modeled after those in France.
3. The child threw his spoon into the soup, spilling part of the soup onto the tablecloth.
4. Annoyed by the noisy students, Bill left the library early.
5. Nobody knew the man sitting next to the governor.
6. Sentries placed at the gates guarded the castle.
7. Troubled by constant complaints, the community association called a meeting.
8. Two men loaded supplies into the truck parked at the service entrance.
9. Rebuffing our efforts at explanation, the company dismissed us.
10. The elephants were relocated by helicopters equipped with long steel cables.
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