In the sentence "The woman asking the questions is my debate coach," the phrase "asking the questions" is...

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a gerund phrase.
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a prepositional phrase.
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an appositive phrase.
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a participial phrase.
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The phrase "asking the questions" is a participial phrase. It uses a present participle ("asking") and provides additional information about the noun "woman."