What is the participial phrase in the sentence? Living in New York, he went to many fantastic Broadway plays.
A. Living in New York
B. He went to
C. Many fantastic
D. Broadway plays
Mike was running quickly. Mike won the race. Which sentence best combines the two sentences using a participial phrase?
A. Mike quickly running, won the race
B. The race was won by mike running quickly
C. Running quickly, mike won the race
D. Running, mike quickly won the race
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1. A
B. D
1 - correct
2 - There's a better answer. Re-read the original two sentences, and try again.
2. C?
Right. Do you see why C is better than D?
Yes, I do. Thank you.
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In the first sentence, "Living in New York" is the participial phrase because it starts with the present participle "Living" and modifies the subject "he."
For the second pair of sentences, the participial phrase can be used to combine them. A participial phrase typically starts with a present or past participle and can be used to modify a noun or pronoun.
Let's analyze the options:
A. "Mike quickly running, won the race." - This sentence is not grammatically correct because it incorrectly uses the present participle "running" after the noun "Mike." The correct form would be "Mike, running quickly, won the race."
B. "The race was won by Mike running quickly." - This option uses the past participle "won" correctly, but it does not include the participial phrase, which should modify the noun or pronoun. Here, the phrase "by Mike running quickly" functions as a prepositional phrase, not a participial phrase.
C. "Running quickly, Mike won the race." - This is the correct answer. It uses the participial phrase "Running quickly" at the beginning of the sentence to modify the subject "Mike." The phrase correctly starts with the present participle "Running."
D. "Running, Mike quickly won the race." - This option is not grammatically correct because it doesn't include the adverb "quickly" in the correct position. Instead, it creates ambiguity by placing it after the verb "won."
Therefore, the correct answer is C. "Running quickly, Mike won the race."
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The first one is A. "Living" is the participle. That plus the rest of the words that go with it make up the participial phrase.
What do you think about the second one?