Select the noun phrase to complete the sentence.
at the beach today, the lifeguard watched just of shore.
a. closely and patiently
b. with great focus
c. a pod of sleek dolphins
d. a surfer do a trick
select the adjective phrase to complete the sentence.
we have rented an apartment
a. because of the price
b. across the street
c. for five years
d. with great pride
which answer identifies the participial phrase and the word it modifies in this sentence?
the rain drumming on the roof provides a cozy feeling in the small mountain cabin.
a. the participial phrase in the small mountain cabin modifies feeling.
b. the participial phrase drumming on the roof modifies rain.
c. the participial phrase a cozy feeling modifies cabin.
d. the participial phrase the rain modifies drumming.