Question

Read this sentence.

After months of cold weather, most of the community spent the warm weekend outside.

Which answer adds a participial phrase to the sentence?

After months of cold weather, most of the community spent the warm weekend outside in their yards.
After months of cold weather, most of the community, happy about the sun, spent the warm weekend outside.
After months of cold weather, most of the community spent the warm weekend outside and swam in the river.
After months of cold weather, most of the community, aching for sunshine, spent the warm weekend outside.

Answer 1

Hello. ^.^
What do you believe the correct answer is?

Answer 2

C.?

Answer 3

"A participle is a verbal ending in -ing (present) or -ed, -en, -d, -t, -n, or -ne (past) that functions as an adjective, modifying a noun or pronoun. A participial phrase consists of a participle plus modifier(s), object(s), and/or complement(s)"

I believe the correct answer is D.
"Aching" contains "ing".

Answer 4

thanks!

Answer 5

Ofc. ^.^