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OpenStudy (brucebaner):

The audience sat quietly as the maestro, stretching his arms, began to conduct the orchestra. What is the participial phrase in the sentence? A. stretching his arms B. The audience sat quietly C. as the maestro D. to conduct the orchestra

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

@tkhunny

OpenStudy (tkhunny):

Participle phrases are quite extraordinary at ending with -ing. I would look for that in order to find the participle phrase.

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

it's a correct

OpenStudy (tkhunny):

You tell me, reaching for all you confidence, exactly which it is.

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

Deidre practiced for an hour each day to memorize her speech for her business class. What is the infinitive in the sentence above? A. to memorize B. for an hour C. for her business D. her speech

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

can you plz help me

OpenStudy (tkhunny):

Infinitive, in English, normally come in two words, the first being "to".

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

pretty sure it's A

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

Which of the following sentences contains an infinitive? A. Hannah got lost on the way to her guitar lesson when she took a wrong turn. B. Ben promised his little brother that they would go to the circus one day. C. Before her state track meet, Gloria jogged to the track and looked around. D. After a bad lab grade, Chloe studied extra hard to ace her science test.

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

can you help again plz

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

@eliassaab

OpenStudy (tkhunny):

Look for the "to"s. Find one that is part of a verb form.

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