Asked by bob

Running at full speed, the sprinter soared across the finish line.
What kind of phrase or clause is used in the beginning of this sentence and what does it modify?

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Responses

a prepositional phrase that modifies soared
a prepositional phrase that modifies soared

a participial phrase that modifies sprinter
a participial phrase that modifies sprinter

a dependent clause that modifies an entire sentence
a dependent clause that modifies an entire sentence

a relative clause that modifies finish line
a relative clause that modifies finish line

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
a participial phrase that modifies sprinter

"Running at full speed" is a present participial phrase describing the sprinter (the subject) and thus modifies "sprinter."