Question

"the geese flying by are headed south for the winter"
identify the present participle in the sentence:
A.by B.are C.flying D.headed
My answer: flying ,,, is it correct?

Answer 1

yea

Answer 2

Correct. Verbs ending in "ing" are present participle.

Answer 3

can you help me with some other questions? i will say the answer and you say yes or no?

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

"Hunter pushed his motorcycle for three miles before he finally quit, exhausted from the effort"
identify the participial phrase in the sentences
1- pushed his motorcycle***(my answer)
2- for three miles
3-before he finally quit
4-exhausted from the effort

Answer 6

i think so.....one sec

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

"Hearing the footsteps of its owner, the cat jumped down from the kitchen countertop" which word does the participial phrase modify?
1- cat 2- owner 3-footsteps 4-counter top

Answer 9

my anser is 1- cat

Answer 10

yes. good job :)

Answer 11

" The woman standing next to my sister is her karate instructor"
which of the following statements about the blooded participial phrase is true?
1- it needs comma because the participial phrase is essential***(My answer)
2- it needs comma because the participial phrase is nonessential
3-it doesn't need comma because the participial phrase is essential
4- it doesn't need comma because the participial phrase is nonessential

Answer 12

Thanks a lot! if you have to go any time just tell me and i will stop posting questions :))

Answer 13

its fine. i think that one is right.

Answer 14

wait, no. it doesn't need a comma.

Answer 15

i'm thinking 4?

Answer 16

okay, what about this:
This sentence contain
" We saw three fires flying over the forest"
1- misplaced " My answer" but i am not sure if this sentences contain dangling too!
2- dangling
3-both 1,2
4-no error

Answer 17

i don't get what it is asking. if you tell me what those 2 things mean i can help. i just need to know what they mean so i can help you :)

Answer 18

i think it is correct because there is actually a noun that it is modifying?

Answer 19

okay, one second. Oh! yes i think the same too

Answer 20

okay :) good

Answer 21

i looked up the definition so don't worry about it :)

Answer 22

in the beginning, modernist writers were mainly reacting to the
1- horrors of slavery
2- violence of world wor 1 **(My answer)
3- unequal treatment of women
4- effects of nature

Answer 23

it is 2 :)

Answer 24

do you know the story " in another country" ?

Answer 25

no. sorry. i can look up the story really quick?

Answer 26

No, it is okay. I will continue posting general questions.

Answer 27

okay. just webmail me them if you can. I don't think i will be on here much longer....:/

Answer 28

okay thanks a lot for you :)), i can compleat the rest of them now ^^

Answer 29

okay. np. good luck! :)