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Identify the participial phrase: Quickly opening the bag, Carrie found her favorite notebook.
Quickly opening the bag
Identify the participle: Smiling, Ms. Kubal told her students about a new game.
Smiling
True or False? Participles and participial phrases always function as adjectives in a sentence.
True
Identify the participial phrase: The man, shielding his eyes from the bright sun, stepped out of the movie theater.
shielding his eyes from the blinding sun
Identify the participle: The startled cat jumped high into the air.
startled
Is the following sentence punctuated correctly? If not, how should it be corrected? Yawning Kiera struggled to stay awake in class.
No - It should be "Yawning, Kiera struggled to stay awake in class."
Is the following sentence punctuated correctly? If not, how should it be corrected? Opening the book to the last page, Sally read the ending first.
Yes, it is correct.
Is the following sentence punctuated correctly? If not, how should it be corrected? The curtains closed at the end of the play bringing the night of theater to an end.
No - It should be "The curtains closed at the end of the play, bringing the night of theater to an end."
Is the following sentence punctuated correctly? If not, how should it be corrected? Squinting her eyes, my mother shook her head in disappointment.
Yes, it is correct.
Is the following sentence punctuated correctly? If not, how should it be corrected? Meg preparing for the weather grabbed her raincoat and rain boots.
No - It should be "Meg, preparing for the weather, grabbed her raincoat and rain boots."
