Which sentence contains a participle phrase?
A. she wanted to spend time writing.
B. her job is giving the attic dwellers their food.
C. quickly snatching up the coat, she ran to her room.
D. to get along well requires cooperation.
C ? please check
c is right.
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Correct, the sentence that contains a participle phrase is C. "Quickly snatching up the coat, she ran to her room."
A participle phrase is a group of words that contains a participle (a verb form that functions as an adjective) and any modifiers or objects related to it. In this case, the participle phrase is "quickly snatching up the coat," and it functions as an adverbial phrase that describes how she ran to her room. The participle "snatching" modifies the pronoun "she" and describes the action she performed.
To identify a participle phrase, you can look for a verb form ending in -ing, -ed, -en, or irregular forms such as "snatching" in this example. Additionally, check if the phrase modifies a noun or pronoun in the sentence. In this case, "quickly snatching up the coat" modifies "she," showing how she ran to her room.