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Read the sentence. Choose the correct answers for the questions that follow it.

The judge, 'believing the boy to be innocent', acquitted him.

What kind of phrase is italicized?
a-participal
b-infinitive
c-gerund

What does it modify?
a-innocent
b-acquitted
c-judge

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Answer:

The phrase italized is a "participal phrase"

It modifies the noun "judge"

Step-by-step explanation:

in this case, the participal phrase starts with verb+ing form with its modifiers. A participal phrase always functions as adjective.

The participal phrase in the example provided in modifying the noun "judge" as it is adding a description to the sentence.

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A. Participle
C. Judge

believing is part of a participle phrase. A participle is a verb that is used as an adjective. It can end in ing or ed.
Believing modifies judge, because it refers to the judges belief.
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