Which term correctly identifies the italicized phrase in the following sentence? The ice hanging from the tree branches shone in the soft light. A. Prepositional phrase B. Appositive phrase C. Gerund phrase D. Participial phrase
English · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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D) Participial phrase.
The italicized phrase in the sentence provided is not shown, so I will analyze all possible phrases that could be italicized.
However, based on the sentence "The ice hanging from the tree branches shone in the soft light," it is likely that the phrase "hanging from the tree branches" is intended to be the italicized phrase, given that it describes the ice.
If "hanging from the tree branches" is the phrase in question, the correct term to identify it would be D. Participial phrase. A participial phrase typically starts with a present or past participle and describes a noun or pronoun in the sentence. In this case, "hanging" is the present participle modifying the noun "ice."