Test: Type III (Participles) - Bank Exams MCQ

In this sentence, the past participle "finished" is used to form the present perfect tense, indicating that the action has been completed.

In this sentence, the present participle "studying" is used as part of the present continuous tense, indicating that the action is ongoing.

A participial phrase is a group of words that includes a participle and any modifiers or complements of that participle. In this sentence, "spanning the river" is a participial phrase functioning as an adjective modifying "bridge."

A participle phrase is a group of words that includes a participle and any modifiers or complements of that participle. In this sentence, "speeding down the highway" is a participle phrase functioning as an adverb modifying "was pulled over."

The adjective form "written" is required to describe the essay. The essay has been written and is complete; hence, the past participle "written" is appropriate.

In this sentence, "walking down the street" is a participial phrase, but it is not clear who is walking down the street. The sentence suggests that the store is walking down the street and catches the person's eye, which is illogical. The participial phrase should be modified to clearly indicate who is doing the action, such as "While she was walking down the street, the store caught her eye."

 The phrase "having celebrated with their fans" is a present perfect participle phrase, indicating that the action of celebrating occurred before winning the championship.

The subject "The athlete" is singular, so the verb should be "was" instead of "were."

The participle should describe the action of the paper airplane, so the present participle "flying" is the correct choice.

Option b contains a dangling participle because "walking down the street" does not logically modify "the flowers." The sentence should be rewritten to clarify who was walking down the street.