Question

Which sentence features a present participial phrase functioning as an adjective? Blushing furiously, the newcomer couldn’t believe he’d been so gullible. Fatigued after a long day, the woman recuperated with a quiet evening. Our teacher likes to spring impromptu tests on us so we keep studying. The heat radiating from the pavement caused the air to ripple and waver.

Answer 1

the answer is A.) Blushing furiously, the newcomer couldn’t believe he’d been so gullible

Answer 2

When we say present participial phrase, this consists of words having the present participle, which is a word that ends in -ing, but functions as an adjective, and its modifiers. In this case, the sentence that has a present participial phrase would be the first sentence. The present participial phrase is "blushing furiously" and this describes the noun "newcomer". Hope this helps.