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OpenStudy (anonymous):

. What is the participle in this sentence? The purring cat seems content, but it was whining earlier. A. seems B. was whining C. content D. purring

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@sammixboo

sammixboo (sammixboo):

\(\sf \Large \color{magenta}{Participle}\) A participle is a a word formed from a verb and used as an adjective or a noun. \(\sf \Large \color{magenta}{Example}\) Present Participle ends in -ing, such as carrying and tapping

OpenStudy (anonymous):

.Which words in the sentence make up the entire participial phrase? Splashing in the ocean, Lauren laughed joyfully and felt as though she were far away from her daily worries. A. Splashing in the ocean B. laughed joyfully C. as though she were far away D. from her daily worries

sammixboo (sammixboo):

So which one do you think?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@sammixboo i got the first one its purring

sammixboo (sammixboo):

Correct

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and second

sammixboo (sammixboo):

\(\sf \Large \color{magenta}{Participle~Phrase}\) A participle phrase is a word group consisting of a present participle (-ing) or past participle (-en), plus any modifiers, objects, and complements. \(\sf \Large \color{magenta}{Example}\) \(\sf \normalsize \color{magenta}{Driven~ by~ a ~steam ~engine}\), the first dishwasher was invented by an Indiana housewife in 1889.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it a @sammixboo

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