Asked by bee

Read the sentence.

The young child, having been warned by her mother, did not go near the hot stove.

Which of the following best describes the underlined phrase?


essential past participial phrase


nonessential perfect participial phrase


essential present participial phrase


nonessential past participial phrase

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
nonessential perfect participial phrase

Explanation: "having been warned by her mother" is a perfect participial phrase (having + past participle) that modifies "the young child." It is nonessential — set off by commas and not required to identify which child.