Question

Read the sentence below. Seeing the massive shark, the divers swam quickly to the surface and scrambled into the boat. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence. A.) swam quickly B.) to the surface C.) scrambled into the boat D.) seeing the massive shark

Answer 1

I believe it's D because it is an adjective with a verb in it

Answer 2

The answer to your question would be that the participial phrase in the sentence is the following one: Seeing the massive shark. That is, the correct option would be D.

A participial phrase begins with a present or past participle and it includes objects and modifiers that complete the thought. In addition to this, they always function as adjectives as they add a description to the sentence. In this case, "seeing the massive shark" describes "the divers".