Question

Read the sentences.

Focused on helping his neighbors, Mark began rebuilding after the storm. He organized a team of volunteers after a local hardware store began delivering donated supplies. To watch the town come back to life was incredible.

Which phrase is a participial phrase?

focused on helping his neighbors
he organized a team of volunteers
after a local hardware store
to watch the town come back to life

Answer 1

"focused on helping his neighbors"

Explanation: "Focused" is a past participle used adjectivally; the whole phrase modifies "Mark," so it is a participial phrase.