Question

Which words are the first and last words of the participial phrase in this sentence?

Disconnected from all electronic media, we found life at the cabin surprisingly eventful.

A.
disconnected from

B.
disconnected media

C.
at cabin

D.
surprisingly eventful

Answer 1

A. Disconnected from. A participial phrase, as I like to think of it myself, is the phrase that has a word that looks like a verb but is an adjective or adverb. In this case, the participial phrase is an adjective and describes "we".
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