Question
What type of clause or phrase is italicized in the sentence below?
The play, a three-act farce, amused everyone.
please help fast!!
The play, a three-act farce, amused everyone.
please help fast!!
Answers
Ms. Sue
What is italicized?
What do you think it is?
What do you think it is?
jay
(three-act farce) and adjective clause
Ms. Sue
It's not a clause because it doesn't have a subject and verb.
What type of phrase do you think it is?
What type of phrase do you think it is?
jay
present participial phrase
Ms. Sue
A present participle is a verb form and ends in -ing.
That phrase is not a participial phrase.
That phrase is not a participial phrase.
Frances has plenty of time to devote to her painting.
appositive
adverb clause
infinitive
adjective clause
present participial phrase
adverb clause
infinitive
adjective clause
present participial phrase