Identify the participial phrase in the sentence below.
Picking up the pen, he signed his name on the guestbook.
A. Picking up the pen
B. he signed
C. signed his name
D. on the guestbook
I think it is A - I asked this question earlier and did get a response but when I asked further questions I didn't get any further help...please help me... Thank you
A is correct.
Thank you...
Yes, you are correct. The participial phrase in the sentence is "Picking up the pen."
To identify a participial phrase, you need to look for a present participle (-ing form of a verb) or a past participle (-ed, -en, -d, -t, -n forms of a verb) followed by a modifier or an object.
In this sentence, "Picking up" is the present participle form of the verb "pick," and it is followed by the object "the pen." Together, they form the participial phrase "Picking up the pen."
This phrase modifies the subject of the sentence by providing additional information about what he was doing before signing his name on the guestbook.