Question

Read the sentence. Then complete the statements that follow it.

The young artist was discovered living in poverty in an attic above a garage.
The verbal phrase in this sentence is:
The phrase is a(n):
It is used as a(n):

Answer 1

The verbal phrase 'living in poverty in an attic above a garage' functions as a participial phrase and a predicate adjective in the sentence, providing information about the young artist. We also analyzed different elements such as verbs, subjects, and complements in other sentences to show how phrases function within them.

Step-by-step explanation:

The verbal phrase in the sentence 'The young artist was discovered living in poverty in an attic above a garage' is 'living in poverty in an attic above a garage.' This phrase is a participial phrase because it starts with the verb 'living' which is used as an adjective to describe the young artist. It serves as a predicate adjective, providing more information about the state of the young artist after the linking verb 'was discovered.'

In Sentence 1, 'uses bright colors' is the verb phrase, with 'uses' as the verb and 'bright colors' as the direct object, which is a noun phrase. The second sentence contains a past tense verb 'attracted,' with 'her' as its subject and 'these colors' as the object.

For the review questions based on the examples provided, one would identify elements like the subject, verb, and complement within each sentence. For instance, in 'The drawing is really very beautiful,' 'The drawing' is the subject, 'is' is the be verb, and 'really very beautiful' is the adverbial phrase describing the subject complement, which in this case is the adjective 'beautiful.'

Answer 2

the verb phrase is: was discovered