Select the correctly punctuated absolute phrase from the drop-down menu to add it to the sentence.

Question

______________________ Señora Alvarez waited excitedly for her guests to arrive.

A. Her house bedecked, in garlands of flowers,

B. Her house bedecked in garlands of flowers

C. Her house, bedecked in garlands of flowers

D. Her house bedecked in garlands of flowers, 

Answer 1

The correctly punctuated absolute phrase to add to the sentence is:

B. Her house bedecked in garlands of flowers

So the complete sentence would be: "Her house bedecked in garlands of flowers, Señora Alvarez waited excitedly for her guests to arrive."

Answer 2

Select the correctly punctuated participial phrase from the drop-down menu to add it to the sentence.
Kevin and Kalia ____________________ could not find their tennis rackets.

A. searching from basement to attic

B. , searching from basement to attic,

C. , searching from basement to attic

D. searching from basement to attic,

Answer 3

The correctly punctuated participial phrase to add to the sentence is:

A. searching from basement to attic

So the complete sentence would be: "Kevin and Kalia searching from basement to attic could not find their tennis rackets."

Answer 4

Read this sentence.
The huge crowd clapped enthusiastically when the musicians bowed.
Which answer adds a participial phrase to the sentence?

A. The huge crowd listened intently and clapped enthusiastically when the musicians bowed.

B. The huge crowd clapped enthusiastically when the musicians bowed, and they hoped for an encore.

C. The huge crowd, moved by the emotional concert, clapped enthusiastically when the musicians bowed.

D. The huge crowd clapped enthusiastically when the musicians bowed dramatically.

Answer 5

The answer that adds a participial phrase to the sentence is:

C. The huge crowd, moved by the emotional concert, clapped enthusiastically when the musicians bowed.

This option includes the participial phrase "moved by the emotional concert," which provides additional information about the crowd.