Which sentence uses a participial phrase correctly? she wrote the preliminary letter using her favorite pen. scrimmaging on the field, the coach watched the players. playing rambunctiously in the yard, the nanny laughed at the kids. he laboriously studied the birds migrating to the local sanctuary.

He laboriously studied the birds migrating to the local sanctuary.

Further Explanation:

A Participle phrase refers to the words which are in groups and consist of participle and it works as the modifier of the nouns, pronouns, and phrases of nouns which function as the objects which are direct and indirect objects as well as accompanies the action or a state which is expressed in the Participle. An example of a Participle phrase will be, “Removing his pants, Ron jumped into the water to save the child”.  

In the above example, the Participle phrase is acting like an adjective that modifies 'Ron'. Removing is the Participle and his pants will be the direct object of action which was expressed in the Participle phrase. Further, to prevent any kind of confusion in a Participial phrase, these should always be placed as close to the noun.

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Answer Details:

Grade: High School

Chapter: Participle Phrase

Subject: English

Keywords: Participle Phrase, Nouns, Pronouns, Functions, Objects, Removing, Expressed, Modify, Complements.