7th ENGLISH – Unit 15 Review (Exer. 1-3)

Exer. 1 – Identifying Participial Phrases
1. Setting a record, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic alone.
(participial phrase = Setting a record; word modified = Amelia Earhart; add comma after “record”)
2. Working as a nurse’s aide during World War I, she became interested in flying.
(participial phrase = Working as a nurse’s aide during World War I; word modified = she; add comma after “I”)
3. Entered as a contestant in flying meets, the young aviator gained experience.
(participial phrase = Entered as a contestant in flying meets; word modified = aviator; add comma after “meets”)
4. Earhart, flying as a passenger, was the first woman to cross the Atlantic by air.
(participial phrase – flying as a passenger; word modified = Earhart; add comma after “passenger”)
5. Fascinated by machines, she also worked on airplane engines.
(participial phrase = Fascinated by machines; word modified = she; add comma after “machines”)

Exer. 2 – Using Participles and Participial Phrases
1. She was awestruck by the breathtaking beauty.
2. The twinkling stars danced in the night sky.
3. Pink-tinted clouds glowed warmly in the sunset.
4. Traveling across the Atlantic, Earhart encountered some rough weather.
5. Flying through the storm, the pilot peered into the darkness.

Exer. 3 – Identifying Gerund Phrases
1. Receiving a pilot’s license (subject)
2. Being the first woman to cross the Atlantic (subject)
3. needing so many months for preparation (direct object)
4. Waiting eleven months (subject)
5. flying around the world at the equator (direct object)