Exam 31: The Past Participle

In each sentence below, a blank space appears where the verb should be. Choose the correct helping verb and past participle form. Select the letter of the correct answer. Angela ____ dozens of phone calls for the Channel 41 telethon.

Select the correct past participle for each blank. Donated to the Livermore Fire Department in 1901, the bulb is ____ closely by firefighters and city historians to keep its light burning brightly.

In each sentence below, a blank space appears where the verb should be. Choose the correct helping verb and past participle form. Select the letter of the correct answer. Detective Brandi Jenkins recovered the iPhones that the thieves ____.

Proofread the following sentences, which form an essay, for errors in the past participle. If the sentence contains a past participle error, select "Past participle error." If the sentence is correct, select "Correct." During World War II, bog moss was use as a dressing for wounds.

Proofread the following sentences, which form an essay, for errors in the past participle. If the sentence contains a past participle error, select "Past participle error." If the sentence is correct, select "Correct." Scientists have studied the bodies of ancient people from all over the world who have remained nearly intact in their bog graves.

In each of the following sentences, a blank space appears where a verb should be. Select the letter of the correct helping verb and past participle form. My son ____ by your dog.

Select the correct past participle for each blank. Hand blown by the long defunct Shelby Electric Company, the light bulb has ____ its longevity through a special carbide filament no longer in use.

Proofread the following sentences, which form an essay, for errors in the past participle. If the sentence contains a past participle error, select "Past participle error." If the sentence is correct, select "Correct." These living blankets have growed on top of dead layers of water-soaked vegetation, thus creating historical treasure troves.

Select the correct past participle for each blank. In addition, the famous bulb has ____ in the Guinness Book of World Records and on Ripley's Believe-It-or-Not .

Select the correct past participle for each blank. In a small town in northern California, the world's longest-burning light bulb has ____ for over a century.

In each sentence below, a blank space appears where the verb should be. Choose the correct helping verb and past participle form. Select the letter of the correct answer. The gardener ____ about these wild onions for months.

Proofread the following sentences, which form an essay, for errors in the past participle. If the sentence contains a past participle error, select "Past participle error." If the sentence is correct, select "Correct." A bog is an area of soft, waterlogged ground that is compose of moss, grass, and other wetland plants.

Select the correct past participle for each blank. For many decades, tungsten filaments have been ____ by makers of contemporary light bulbs, with life spans of 750 to 4,000 hours.

Select the correct past participle for each blank. Its most recent home, Fire Station No. 6, has been ____ by many tourists sine the light bulb was installed there in 1976.

In each sentence below, a blank space appears where the verb should be. Choose the correct helping verb and past participle form. Select the letter of the correct answer. All the invitations for the wedding ____ before I realized the date was incorrect.

Select the correct past participle for each blank. Clearly, the bulb has ____ a permanent place not only in the hearts of Livermore residents, but also in the pages of electrical history.

In each sentence below, a blank space appears where the verb should be. Choose the correct helping verb and past participle form. Select the letter of the correct answer. Professors Smithson and Knoll ____ on math anxiety at three different colleges this year.

Proofread the following sentences, which form an essay, for errors in the past participle. If the sentence contains a past participle error, select "Past participle error." If the sentence is correct, select "Correct." Artifacts and even human remains are often perfectly preserve beneath a bog's rich layers.

Select the correct past participle for each blank. The bulb has ____ only three times over the years, during moves between fire stations.

Proofread the following sentences, which form an essay, for errors in the past participle. If the sentence contains a past participle error, select "Past participle error." If the sentence is correct, select "Correct." Bogs have not only served human needs; they provide a home for many insects, birds, and rare plant species as well.