Read the sentence below and answer the question that follows. creating fear in us, the tour guide turned out the lights in the passage. which role does the underlined verbal phrase serve in the sentence above? a) adverb b) subject c) direct object d) adjective

I would say it is an adverb

The role which the underlined verbal phrase serves in the sentence above is the following one:

A) adverb.

Explanation:

It shows how  the tour guide turned out the lights in the passage, which means the underlined verbal phrase works as an adverb of manner, that is, its function in terms of syntax is that one. Other examples are:

"Slowly, the tour guide turned out the lights in the passage."

"Intentionally, the tour guide turned out the lights in the passage."

There are other possibilities which could also have been used to work as adverbs of manner (sadly, joyfully, quickly, etc.), as well as other verbal phrases that could have functioned in the same way (staring at us, looking down, smiling at us, etc.).

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pandas are endangered because of habitat destruction by humans.

as of 2014 there were around 2,000 left, since then, it supposedly has risen 17%.

they are a very endangered species.

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