This is my english assignment, hope someone will look over it for me!! Thanks

Identify the phrase in the sentence below, and name the kind and function of each phrase.

a)Having had a good season, they hoped to win the trophy.
having had a good season: participial
to win the trophy: infinitival noun phrase, direct object

b)In the last few weeks, they have often been seen going to the theatre together.
In the last few weeks : adverbial prepositional phrase
going: participial

c)The car parked in the garage is not for rent
parked in the garage: adjectival participial phrase
for rent: adverbial prepositional phrase

d)Rejecting their offer, she said she was no longer interested in doing business with them
Rejecting their offer: adverbial participial phrase
doing business: gerund, subject complement
with them: adverbial prepositional phrase

e)To be honest, I don’t want to take extra work at the moment
to be honest: infinitival adverb phrase
to take extra work: infinitival noun phrase, subject complement
at the moment: adjectival prepositional phrase

f)Eating and Drinking was forbidden during the performance.
Eating: gerund, subject
drinking: gerund, subject
during the performance: adjectival prepositional phrase

g)During the good weather, it is hard to stay indoors and study
During the good weather: adjectival prepositional phrase
to stay indoors and study: : infinitival extraposed noun phrase subject

h)Bored with the game, he walked to the exit whistling loudly
Bored with the game: adverbial participial phrase
whistling loudly: adjectival participial phrase

i)If it continues to rain like this, we will have to leave
If it continues: adverbial prepositional phrase
to rain like this: infinitival noun phrase, direct object
to leave: infinitival noun phrase, direct object

j)The way to lose weight is to exercise a lot.
to lose weight: infinitival adjective phrase, direct object
to exercise a lot: infinitival noun phrase, subject complement

a)Having had a good season, they hoped to win the trophy.

having had a good season: participial <~~yes, and its function?
to win the trophy: infinitival noun phrase, direct object <~~yes

b)In the last few weeks, they have often been seen going to the theatre together.
In the last few weeks : adverbial prepositional phrase <~~yes
going: participial <~~incomplete; one word is not a phrase; function not given

c)The car parked in the garage is not for rent
parked in the garage: adjectival participial phrase <~~yes
for rent: adverbial prepositional phrase <~~yes

d)Rejecting their offer, she said she was no longer interested in doing business with them
Rejecting their offer: adverbial participial phrase
doing business: gerund, subject complement <~~yes
with them: adverbial prepositional phrase <~~yes

e)To be honest, I don’t want to take extra work at the moment
to be honest: infinitival adverb phrase <~~yes
to take extra work: infinitival noun phrase, subject complement <~~no
at the moment: adjectival prepositional phrase <~~yes

f)Eating and Drinking was forbidden during the performance.
Eating: gerund, subject <~~not a phrase
drinking: gerund, subject <~~not a phrase
during the performance: adjectival prepositional phrase <~~yes

g)During the good weather, it is hard to stay indoors and study
During the good weather: adjectival prepositional phrase <~~yes
to stay indoors and study: infinitival extraposed noun phrase subject <~~yes

h)Bored with the game, he walked to the exit whistling loudly
Bored with the game: adverbial participial phrase <~~yes
whistling loudly: adjectival participial phrase <~~yes

i)If it continues to rain like this, we will have to leave
If it continues: adverbial prepositional phrase <~~??
to rain like this: infinitival noun phrase, direct object <~~??
to leave: infinitival noun phrase, direct object <~~yes

j)The way to lose weight is to exercise a lot.
to lose weight: infinitival adjective phrase, direct object <~~no
to exercise a lot: infinitival noun phrase, subject complement <~~yes

I think the troblesome is to differntiate whether it is function as an adverbial or as an adjectival


a)Having had a good season, they hoped to win the trophy.
having had a good season: could be adverbial participial phrase expressing reason ?

c)The car parked in the garage is not for rent

for rent: prepositional adjectival functions as subject complement ?

d)Rejecting their offer, she said she was no longer interested in doing business with them
Rejecting their offer: participial adjectival phrase modifying she ?
interested in doing business: adjectival participial phrase subject complement ?

f)Eating and Drinking was forbidden during the performance.

forbidden during the performance: participial adjective phrase subject complement ??

g)During the good weather, it is hard to stay indoors and study
During the good weather: adverbial prepositional phrase ??
to stay indoors and study:

h)Bored with the game, he walked to the exit whistling loudly
Bored with the game: adjectival participial phrase modifying he

a) The phrase is "Having had a good season." It is a participial phrase, functioning as an adverbial phrase to modify the main clause "they hoped to win the trophy." It provides additional information about the subject's previous season.

b) The phrase is "In the last few weeks." It is an adverbial prepositional phrase, providing information about the timeframe of the action. It modifies the main clause "they have often been seen going to the theatre together."

c) The phrase is "parked in the garage." It is an adjectival participial phrase, modifying the noun "car" by providing additional information about its location. The phrase "for rent" is an adverbial prepositional phrase, providing information about the purpose or availability of the car.

d) The phrase is "Rejecting their offer." It is an adverbial participial phrase, providing information about the subject's action. The phrase "doing business" is a gerund phrase, functioning as a subject complement, explaining the subject's lack of interest. The phrase "with them" is an adverbial prepositional phrase, specifying the object of the action.

e) The phrase is "To be honest." It is an infinitival adverb phrase, providing the speaker's attitude or viewpoint. The phrase "to take extra work" is an infinitival noun phrase, functioning as the subject complement, explaining the subject's reluctance. The phrase "at the moment" is an adjectival prepositional phrase, providing information about the timeframe.

f) The phrases are "Eating" and "Drinking." They are gerunds acting as the subjects of the sentence. The phrase "during the performance" is an adjectival prepositional phrase, specifying the timeframe of the restriction.

g) The phrase is "During the good weather." It is an adjectival prepositional phrase, providing information about the timeframe. The phrase "to stay indoors and study" is an infinitival extraposed noun phrase subject, specifying the action affected by the weather conditions.

h) The phrase is "Bored with the game." It is an adverbial participial phrase, providing information about the subject's emotional state. The phrase "whistling loudly" is an adjectival participial phrase, providing additional information about the subject's action.

i) The phrase is "If it continues." It is an adverbial prepositional phrase, introducing a conditional clause. The phrase "to rain like this" is an infinitival noun phrase, functioning as the direct object of the main verb "continues." The phrase "to leave" is also an infinitival noun phrase, functioning as the direct object of the main verb "have."

j) The phrase is "The way to lose weight." It is an infinitival adjective phrase, functioning as the direct object of the main verb "is." The phrase "to exercise a lot" is an infinitival noun phrase, functioning as a subject complement, explaining the way to achieve weight loss.