Question

Sensing the animals were close, the safari guide instructed us to ready our cameras.

Identify the type of verbal phrase that has been underlined and its function in the sentence.

A. gerund; subject
B. participial; adjective
C. infinitive; adverb
D. infinitive; object

Answer 1

Answer is B, participial; adjective. A participial phrase is a phrase that looks like a verb, but actually functions as an adjective; it modifies a noun in the same sentence.