Identify the underlined phrase in the sentence.
Upon arriving at the science lab, Sarah eagerly prepared her experiment for the upcoming demonstration.
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participle
prepositional
gerund
appositive
To identify the underlined phrase in the sentence, we can break down the sentence and look for clues. The underlined phrase in this sentence is "Upon arriving at the science lab."
Now let's analyze the options:
- Participle: A participle is a verb form that functions as an adjective. It usually ends in -ing or -ed. In this sentence, "arriving" is a present participle, but it is not acting as an adjective modifying a noun. Therefore, "participle" is not the correct answer.
- Prepositional: A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition and its object. In this sentence, "Upon arriving at the science lab" begins with the preposition "Upon" and includes the object "the science lab." Therefore, "prepositional" is the correct answer.
- Gerund: A gerund is a verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun. In this sentence, "arriving" is an -ing verb form, but it does not function as a noun in the sentence. Therefore, "gerund" is not the correct answer.
- Appositive: An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames or identifies another noun right beside it. In this sentence, there is no noun or noun phrase right beside the underlined phrase that it renames or identifies. Therefore, "appositive" is not the correct answer.
Therefore, the correct answer is "prepositional."