PARTICIPLES TEST

1. "Being unsure of what to do next, Paul decided

to wait for his boss to give him instructions." 6. Not commonly _____ for his generosity, Steven
Who is not sure about something? surprised everyone in the community with his
Paul large donation.
Paul's boss knowing
you known

2. Dressed in his finest clothes, Cal went to the 7. The bid for the project was turned down,
party with high confidence. meaning we'll have to start over.
What type of participle is 'dressed'? The participle can be expanded to:
present participle adjective that it means
past participle adjective what does it mean?
past participle adverb which means
present participle adjective
8. _______ scoring a touchdown, Kevin always
3. Kelly left the interview __________ confident does a celebration dance in the end-zone.
about her chances. When
felt After
she felt While
feeling Nothing needs to be added.
because feeling
9. Always look both ways _________________ the
4. The controversial bill _________ forth by the street.
senator from Michigan for a vote was likely the crossing
reason he failed to get re-elected. crossed
bring before crossing
that brought before crossed
brought
was brought

5. The man who is yelling at Bill is his boss.

Which of the following means the same as the
sentence above?
The man Bill is yelling at is his boss.
Bill's is yelling at Bill's boss.
The man yelling at Bill is his boss.
The yelling man is his boss.