Question

Identify the participial phrase in each sentence. 9. The boys, having finished their dinner, rushed to the baseball field. 10. Told of a possible flu epidemic, the employees signed up to be inoculated. 11. The girls were frightened at the strange noises coming from the old house. 12. I see a thread hanging from your shirt.

Answer 1

9.having finished their dinner

10.Told of a possible flu epidemic

11.coming from the old house

12.hanging from your shirt

Answer 2

The correct options are as follows, the participial phrases are written in capital letters:
9. The boys, HAVING FINISHED THEIR DINNER, rushed to the base ball field.
10. TOLD OF A POSSIBLE FLU EPIDEMIC, the employees signed up to be inoculated.
11. The girls were frightened at the strange noises COMING FROM THE OLD HOUSE.
12. I see a thread HANGING FROM YOUR SHIRT.

A participle is a verbal that is used as an adjective and it always end in 'ing or 'ed'. Participles modify pronouns and nouns. There are two types of participles, present and past participles. A participial phrase is made up of a present participle or a past participle, modifiers, objects and complements. In a sentence, the participial phrase can appear before the main clause, after the main clause or in middle sentence position.