Asked by Tyto

What type of phrase is underlined in the sentence below? (Lying in bed), I heard a strange noise.
prepositional
* participial
gerund
infinitive

What type of phrase is underlined in the sentence below? The committee (running the event) erected a tent.

prepositional
participial
* gerund
infinitive

My answers:
participial
gerund
Answered by Ms. Sue
Your first answer is right; the second is wrong.
Answered by Tyto
For the second one I thought it would be gerund since there is an -ing, though now I look it is a participial phrase correct?
Answered by Ms. Sue
Yes. The phrase is acting as an adjective modifying "committee," so it must be a participial phrase.
Answered by Anonymous
So they are both participial ?
Answered by Capsicle
Yes both phrases are participial