A past participle usually ends in –ed, and a present participle ends in –ing. ... Note: A participial phrase starts with a verbal (participle) but does not have a noun or subject. Absolute Phrases. It has a noun or pronoun that is modified by a participle/participial phrase.
Answer: D) An establishment was also made of six hundred persons to be my domestics, who had board-wages allowed for their maintenance, and tents built for them very conveniently on each side of my door. :)