English, 05.05.2020 23:19 pedrojulianhdz2005

Which sentence features a present participial phrase functioning as an adjective?

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Answer from: chasadyyy

The question is incomplete, below is the completely stated question:

Which sentence features a present participial phrase functioning as an adjective?

A. Blushing furiously, the newcomer couldn’t believe he’d been so gullible.

B. Fatigued after a long day, the woman recuperated with a quiet evening.

C. Our teacher likes to spring impromptu tests on us so we keep studying.

D. The heat radiating from the pavement caused the air to ripple and waver.

Blushing furiously, the newcomer couldn’t believe he’d been so gullible. (A.)

Explanation:

A present participial phrase is a phrase that consists of a present participle ( a word ending with '-ing') while functioning adjectivally to describe or modify a noun or a pronoun. In the options given in the question, option A contains the adjectival phrase 'Blushing furiously' with the word blushing, being the present participle form of 'blush', and the phrase modifying the noun 'the newcomer'.

Present participial phrases should not be confused for Gerunds, which also begins with an -ing word, but do not have adjectival functions. For example:

Playing the piano is Mary's hobby.

The gerund phrase in the sentence above is Playing the piano, and it functions as the subject of the verb 'is'.

On the other hand, if it is used like this:

Playing the piano, Mary did not say a word to the boys.

Here, 'playing the piano' is a present participial phrase that describes the noun Mary.

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keep up the good work ; )

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in ray bradbury's short story "a sound of thunder", mr. eckels's fearfulness leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.

in the story, mr. eckels, who is a hunter, hires a time travel company to travel to the age of dinosaurs. although he is excited for the hunting expedition at the beginning, when they reach there and mr. eckels sees the tyrannosaurus, he feels frightened. as he is afraid of the tyrannosaurus, he steps off the path although he has been warned not to do it. by stepping off the path, the entire course of the future is affected: mr. eckart alters the future by stepping on a butterfly, which causes a new man to be elected president in the future. in that way, it is mr. eckart's fearfulness what triggers 'the butterfly effect' and what leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.

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