Which words in the sentence form the participial phrase?
Sitting patiently, my mother read a magazine in the waiting room.
A.
Sitting patiently
B.
in the waiting room
C.
read a magazine
D.
my mother read
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
The participial phrase is always used as an adjective phrase to modify a noun or pronoun. It includes the participle together with its modifiers, objects, or predicate words. The present participle form always ends in -ing, but the endings for past perfect and passive perfect participles may vary.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
So what do you think?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
A? or B?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
A :)
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OpenStudy (mvpriest6):
"Sitting patiently"
"read" is the verb of the principal clause.
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