Mikes was running quickly. Mike won the race.
Which sentence best combines the two sentences using a participal phrase?
What is the infinitive phrase in this sentence?
If you were to watch a new movie, which one would you choose?
Her brother lives near the sea. It makes him happy.
Which sentence combines the two sentences using a gerund phrase?
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To combine the sentences "Mikes was running quickly" and "Mike won the race" using a participal phrase, we can use the past participle of the verb "run" and form a participial phrase that describes Mike.
The combined sentence could be: "Running quickly, Mike won the race."
To identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence "If you were to watch a new movie, which one would you choose?", we can look for the word "to" followed by a verb. In this case, the infinitive phrase is "to watch a new movie".
To combine the sentences "Her brother lives near the sea" and "It makes him happy" using a gerund phrase, we can use the gerund form of the verb "live" and form a gerund phrase that acts as the subject of the sentence.
The combined sentence could be: "Living near the sea makes her brother happy."
The sentence that best combines the two sentences using a participal phrase is: "Running quickly, Mike won the race."
The infinitive phrase in the sentence "If you were to watch a new movie, which one would you choose?" is "to watch a new movie."
The sentence that combines the two sentences "Her brother lives near the sea" and "It makes him happy" using a gerund phrase could be: "Living near the sea makes her brother happy."