Asked by epstien
What is the participial phrase in the sentence?
The tomatoes planted in the garden are ripening nicely and growing quite tall.
Responses
growing quite tall
growing quite tall
The tomatoes
The tomatoes
ripening nicely
ripening nicely
planted in the garden
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"planted in the garden"
Explanation: "planted in the garden" is a past-participial phrase modifying "the tomatoes." "ripening nicely" and "growing quite tall" are present-participle verb phrases in the predicate (part of the progressive verb), not adjectival participial phrases.
Explanation: "planted in the garden" is a past-participial phrase modifying "the tomatoes." "ripening nicely" and "growing quite tall" are present-participle verb phrases in the predicate (part of the progressive verb), not adjectival participial phrases.
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