Question

Which answer identifies the participial phrase and the word it modifies in this sentence?

A. The participial phrase for the last three hours modifies barking.

B. The participial phrase in the yard modifies barking.

C. The participial phrase giving me a headache modifies hours.

D. The participial phrase barking in the yard modifies dog.

Answer 1

@SmokeyBrown

Answer 2

I had to look up the definition of 'participle phrase', and I gathered that a participle is a verb ending in 'ing' or 'ed'; a participle phrase is just a part of a sentence using a participle to describe a noun, like an adjective.
In this sentence, there are two such verbs: "barking" and "giving". Which one is the participle?
One way to think about the sentence is to see the implied 'which was' that goes unwritten. That is, the sentence really says "The dog (which was) barking in the yard was giving me a headache".
So, while "giving me a headache" is just a verb because it describes what the dog was doing, the phrase "barking in the yard" serves the purpose of describing the dog (in this case, answering the question of "which dog?"

Answer 3

D

Answer 4

Yup, I agree

Answer 5

Select the phrase from the drop-down menu to correctly complete the sentence.

The dog _______ is mine, not the grumpy dog over there.

A. , wagging its tail,

B. wagging its tail

C. wagging its tail,

D. , wagging its tail

Answer 6

You would need commas if the phrase contained the main action of the sentence. But, since the phrase is just a participle phrase, you don't need commas in this case.

Answer 7

so it's B ?

Answer 8

you're suggesting it's B

Answer 9

Yup, I think that's right.

Answer 10

ARE YOU SURE ?

Answer 11

are you sure smokey ?

Answer 12

Oh, yeah I'm sure

Answer 13

you're correct thank you a lot a lot smoke i appreciate it

Answer 14

No worries. I'm glad I could help!