Which sentence contains a participial phrase that is placed correctly? Jose paid for a hamburger scanning the cafeteria for an e
mpty seat. Peeling off her winter jacket, Sierra settled into the cozy armchair. Made of soft wool, Nadia pulled on a blue sweater. The cowboy jumped from the horse laughing in the face of danger.
A participial phrase refers to a group of words that contains
a verb in the -ing or past form, which is used to describe a noun or a pronoun,
and its object. It is best to put the participial phrase near the object it
describes. In the other 3 sentences, the
participial phrase makes the thought even confusing; thus, the correct sentence
is: “Peeling off her winter jacket,
Sierra settled into the cozy armchair. “
