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Read the sentence.
Water pooled around the drain pipe blocked by leaves.
How is the phrase "blocked by leaves" used in the sentence?
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It is a participial phrase used to modify pipe.
It is a participial phrase used to modify pipe .
It is an adverb phrase that answers the question where.
It is an adverb phrase that answers the question where .
It is an infinitive phrase used as part of the prepositional phrase by leaves.
It is an infinitive phrase used as part of the prepositional phrase by leaves .
it is a gerund phrase used as the object of the verb pooled.
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It is a participial phrase used to modify pipe.
Explanation: "blocked" is a past participle; "blocked by leaves" is a reduced relative clause (equivalent to "that was blocked by leaves") modifying "the drain pipe."
Explanation: "blocked" is a past participle; "blocked by leaves" is a reduced relative clause (equivalent to "that was blocked by leaves") modifying "the drain pipe."
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