Lets find the part of the sentence with the verb : <span>wandering through the catacombs. Wandering is the verb, a verb is an action, and an action is something you do. A </span><span>gerund phrase has a verb that ends in -ing. A </span>prepositional is a word like after, before, and now. A prepositional phrase example is this : After several minutes we located the keys for the door. <span>An </span>Infinitive Phrase<span> is a phrase that has an </span>infinitive and the modifier. "Participial phrases are dressed up like verbs, but they function as adjectives to describe nouns."<span>A </span>participial phrase<span> commonly functions as an adjective. For eg. : The windows cracked by vandals have been fixed.
I would go with gerund phrase because wondering ends in -ing. Hope I helped!</span>
Answer:
Participial Phrase
1. <u>known for their architectural splendor</u>
2. <u>mashed potato casserole</u>
3. <u>Inspired by Mrs. Henderson's speech</u>
4. <u>Traveling all across Asia</u>
5. <u>showed his completed assignments</u>
The word it modifies:
1. Cites
2. Dan
3. Mark
4. Grandpa
5. Thomas
Explanation:
The above phrases are the Participial phrases and followed by the word they modify in each number.
Participial phrase is known as the phrase that modifies the subject of a sentence and can as well modify other nouns. The phrase looks like a verb but actually functions like an adjective - modifying noun in the sentence. Participial phrases help to explain/describe who/what the subject or the noun is or is doing.
We will discover that the words that the words the above participial phrases are modifying are nouns. The phrases above give us more information about the nouns.