Question

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.

Answer 1

1. C

2.b

3.c

They make the most sence

Answer 2

At the beach today, the lifeguard watched ______ just of the shore.

C. A pod of sleek dolphins

We have rented an apartment ________

B. Across the street

The rain drumming on the roof provides a cozy feeling in the small mountain cabin.

B. The participial phrase drumming on the roof modifies rain.

Step-by-step explanation:

A noun phrase is a phrase which includes a noun and functions as a subject or object in the sentence.

An adjective phrase is a phrase which contains an adjective in the initial part of the phrase.

A participial phrase consists of a participle and a noun, pronoun or noun phrase.