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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which sentence has a correctly placed participial phrase? A. Trevor showed me his collectible comic books encased in plastic covers. B. Encased in plastic covers, Trevor showed me his collectible comic books. C. Trevor, encased in plastic covers, showed me his collectible comic books. D. Trevor showed me, encased in plastic covers, his collectible comic books.

OpenStudy (vera_ewing):

Any ideas?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@foreverjennnicole

OpenStudy (anonymous):

have no idea

OpenStudy (vera_ewing):

Well, which sentence looks correct?

OpenStudy (vera_ewing):

A participle is a form of a verb that is used in a sentence to modify a noun, noun phrase, verb or verb phrase, and thus plays a role similar to that of an adjective or adverb. It is one of the types of nonfinite verb forms.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@foreverjennnicole do u know

OpenStudy (vera_ewing):

I know the answer, but you need to learn how to get the answer to these types of questions. :)

OpenStudy (vera_ewing):

What do you think the answer is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think its A @foreverjennnicole and whoever sees this

OpenStudy (foreverjennnicole):

You're right. It's not that difficult to look at which sentence looks the most correct. Don't be afraid to make your brain work a little bit, you did good :) A is the best answer.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which sentence has a correctly placed participial phrase? A. Stored in plastic containers, my neighbors brought side dishes to our backyard picnic. B. My neighbors brought side dishes to our backyard picnic stored in plastic containers. C. My neighbors, stored in plastic containers, brought side dishes to our backyard picnic. D. My neighbors brought side dishes stored in plastic containers to our backyard picnic. i think A or B

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i mean D @foreverjennnicole

OpenStudy (anonymous):

don t talk to her anymore or you are going to be in trouble, mom

OpenStudy (foreverjennnicole):

What...?

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