Question

50 points!!! No scam!! Which words in the sentence form the participial phrase? The boy grinning from ear to ear is my mischievous little brother. A. is my B. grinning from ear to ear C. The boy D. mischievous little brother

Answer 1

Well, since grinning from ear to ear is an idiom, and that no one can do that, that will be your answer (I actually did this on my test, so I know the answer. A is wrong, because it just says is my, C is wrong, because there are boys, but it is not a participal phrase, and D is just talking about the boy's characteristics.

So your answer is B. grinning from ear to ear.

Hope this helped!

Nate

Answer 2

The participial phrase is option B) “grinning from ear to ear". A participial phrase is a set of words form by the participle (verb+ing) and always acts as an adjective. In this example, the participial phrase “Grinning from ear to ear” is modifying the noun “boy”.  

The rest of the options are not correct since they are not formed by a participle. For example, option 4) “mischievous little brother” included the adjectives “mischievous little” that are modifying the noun “brother” but the adjectives are not form by a participle (verb+ing).