HELP 134
Participles and Participial Phrases
EXERCISE 8 Identifying Participles and the Nouns
or Pronouns They Modify
Underline the participles used as adjectives in each of the following
sentences. Then put brackets around the noun or the pronoun each
participle modifies

Ex. 1. Humming softly, [Lynda) cheerfully cleaned her bicycle.
1. A loud clap of thunder woke the sleeping children from their nap.
2. Cleaned and polished, the oļd desk looked bright and shiny.
3. The driver accidentally backed his truck into the parked car.
4. The tired, sweating runners finished the race.
5. Janey sat on her porch, thinking about her problems.
6. Waiting by the entrance, the reporter yelled out a question.
7. Reilung and
Clay, playing the Japanese game Go, forgot about the
meeting
8. Pun, did you go to the training class last week?
9. Watch out for the tangled ropes!
10. The stolen money was returned yesterday,