Question

Wanting a cookie, he risked punishment. This sentence contains a _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

present participial phrase with modifiers

Explanation:

the phrase is describing "he"

no prep phrase in this

no DO either

And this is present

so present participial phrase with modifiers is the best option

Answer 2

Answer:

Your answer would be that the sentence contains a present participial phrase with a direct object.

Explanation:

The sentence above contains a present participial phrase with a direct object. As this is a present participle, it ends in -ing. What is more, the participle phrase includes objects and modifiers that complete the thought. In the sentence above, the present participle wanting takes the NP direct object a cookie. This participle phrase modifies the pronoun he.