1.Write the participle in the sentence.

Why do you need a new pair of hiking boots?

My answer - NEED

2.Write the first and last word of the participial phrase.

My answer - BEGINNING

3.Write the first and last word of the participial phrase.

Disappointed by the lack of interesting characters, I chose not to finish the movie.

My answer - DISAPPOINTED BY THE LACK OF INTERESTING CHARACTERS

4.Choose the word modified by the participle or participial phrase.

A - questions X
B - silence
C - reporter's
D - mayor

5.Choose the word modified by the participle or participial phrase

A - phone
B - worried
C - friend
D - girl X

6.Choose the word modified by the participle or participial phrase

Carefully hand the carpenter the saw sharpened most recently, please.

A - saw X
B - please
C - carpenter
D - Carefully

7.Write the gerund in the sentence

Yes, programming is not hard, once you learn the basics

My answer - programming

8.Write the first and last word of the gerund phrase

Do not try requesting an extra day for the assignment.

My answer - requesting an extra day

1. no

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3. You have written the whole participial phrase, but you haven't followed the directions!!

6. yes

7. yes

8. You have written most of the gerund phrase, but you haven't followed the directions!!

1. The participle in the sentence "Why do you need a new pair of hiking boots?" is "need". To identify a participle, look for a verb form that usually ends in "-ed", "-ing", or "-en". In this case, "need" is the present participle form of the verb.

2. The first and last word of the participial phrase in the sentence "Why do you need a new pair of hiking boots?" is not clear, as there is no complete participial phrase in this sentence.

3. The first and last word of the participial phrase in the sentence "Disappointed by the lack of interesting characters, I chose not to finish the movie" is "Disappointed by the lack of interesting characters".

4. The word modified by the participle or participial phrase is "reporter's". In the sentence "Disappointed by the lack of interesting characters, I chose not to finish the movie", the participle phrase "Disappointed by the lack of interesting characters" is describing or modifying the word "reporter's".

5. The word modified by the participle or participial phrase is "worried". In the sentence "Choose the word modified by the participle or participial phrase", the participle "worried" is describing or modifying the word "friend".

6. The word modified by the participle or participial phrase is "saw". In the sentence "Carefully hand the carpenter the saw sharpened most recently, please", the participial phrase "sharpened most recently" is describing or modifying the word "saw".

7. The gerund in the sentence "Yes, programming is not hard, once you learn the basics" is "programming". To identify a gerund, look for a verb form that ends in "-ing" and functions as a noun in the sentence.

8. The first and last word of the gerund phrase in the sentence "Do not try requesting an extra day for the assignment" is "requesting an extra day". The gerund phrase functions as a noun and includes the gerund "requesting" and the noun phrase "an extra day".