Which words in the sentence form the participial phrase?
Jogging slowly, the 90-year-old man finished the marathon to loud applause.
A.
Jogging slowly
B.
the 90-year-old man
C.
finished the marathon
D.
to loud applause
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
I will give MEDALS! XD
sammixboo (sammixboo):
Do you know what a participial phrase is exactly?
OpenStudy (sissyedgar):
I believe C. finished the marathon
OpenStudy (anonymous):
No I don`t know what a participial phrase is.... :( @Samara8954
sammixboo (sammixboo):
There is two participial phrases
Present and Past
Most present participial end with ing while the past participle end with ed
Since it is a participial phrase, that means that it is a phrase with a participial in it. Either ending with ing or ed
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sammixboo (sammixboo):
So which one would it make it?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
I think A or C. @sammixboo
sammixboo (sammixboo):
Which one has a participial that is present? (participle ending in ing)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
C.?
sammixboo (sammixboo):
A :P
'jogging'
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