Which words are the first and last words of the participial phrase in this sentence? We were so famished when we got home and found Joey eating the last of the pizza. A. famished home B. eating last C. eating pizza D. famished found

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Which words are the first and last words of the participial phrase in this sentence?   We were so famished when we got home and found Joey eating the last of the pizza.    A. famished home    B. eating last    C. eating pizza    D. famished found

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A participle is a form of a verb that is used in a sentence to modify a noun or noun phrase, and thus plays a role similar to that of an adjective or adverb. It is one of the types of non-finite verb forms. ~google http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/participle_phrases.htm Welcome to OpenStudy