Identify the participial phrases and participles that are used as
adjectives in the following sentences. Give the noun or pronoun
each participle or participial phrase modifies.
1. She heard me sighing loudly.
2. Aided by good weather and clear skies, the sailors sailed into port a
day early.
3. Searching through old clothes in a trunk, Ricardo found a map
showing the location of.a buried treasure.
4. Sparta and Athens, putting aside their own rivalry, joined forces to
fight the Persians.
5. I would love to see it blooming; it must be quite a sight!
6. The cat hissed at the dog barking in the yard next door.
1. singing loudly-me
2. aided by good weather and clear skies- sailors
3. searching through old clothes in a truck-ricardo
showing the location-map
buried treasure-map
4. putting aside their own rivalry-sparta, athens
5. blooming-it
6. barking in the yard-dog
1. singing or sighing -- either way, it's correct.
2. correct
3. correct
4. correct
5. correct
6. almost correct; the participial phrase is incomplete
1. sighing loudly - me
2. aided by good weather and clear skies - sailors
3. searching through old clothes in a trunk - Ricardo
showing the location - map
buried treasure - map
4. putting aside their own rivalry - Sparta, Athens
5. blooming - it
6. barking in the yard - dog
Great job! Here's a breakdown of the participial phrases and participles used as adjectives in the given sentences and the nouns or pronouns they modify:
1. She heard me sighing loudly.
Participial phrase: sighing loudly
Participle: sighing
Noun/pronoun modified: me
2. Aided by good weather and clear skies, the sailors sailed into port a day early.
Participial phrase: aided by good weather and clear skies
Participle: aided
Noun/pronoun modified: sailors
3. Searching through old clothes in a trunk, Ricardo found a map showing the location of a buried treasure.
Participial phrase 1: Searching through old clothes in a trunk
Participle: Searching
Noun/pronoun modified: Ricardo
Participial phrase 2: showing the location of a buried treasure
Participle: showing
Noun/pronoun modified: map
4. Sparta and Athens, putting aside their own rivalry, joined forces to fight the Persians.
Participial phrase: putting aside their own rivalry
Participle: putting
Noun/pronoun modified: Sparta, Athens
5. I would love to see it blooming; it must be quite a sight!
Participial phrase: blooming
Participle: blooming
Noun/pronoun modified: it
6. The cat hissed at the dog barking in the yard next door.
Participial phrase: barking in the yard
Participle: barking
Noun/pronoun modified: dog