Question

What is the participial phrase in this sentence? This film, the winner of several international awards, tells the story of a young woman struggling with difficult personal decisions. A. the winner of several international awards B. tells the story C. a young woman D. struggling with difficult personal decisions

Answer 1

The participial phrase in the sentence is:

D. struggling with difficult personal decisions.

Step-by-step explanation:

A participial phrase is formed by a present or a past participle followed by pronouns, nouns, or phrases that complement what was said by the participle. Participial phrases function as an adjective, modifying a noun. In the case of the sentence we are analyzing here, the participle that begins the phrase is "struggling", which is a present participle. The phrase modifies the noun "woman", giving us further information about this person.