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Question
Identify the participle phrase in the following sentence:
Know your College Admission Chances Based on your Rank/Percentile, Category and Home State.
Get your JEE Main Personalised Report with Top Predicted Colleges in JoSA
Solution
A participle is that form of the verb which acts as both a Verb and an Adjective.
A participle phrase will begin with a present or past participle. If the participle is present, it will dependably end in ing. Likewise a regular past participle will end in a consistent ed.
Since, all phrases require two or more words, a participle phrase will often include objects and/or modifiers that complete the thought.
Participle phrases always function as adjectives,adding description to the sentence.
In this case,
A participle phrase will begin with a present or past participle. If the participle is present, it will dependably end in ing. Likewise a regular past participle will end in a consistent ed.
Since, all phrases require two or more words, a participle phrase will often include objects and/or modifiers that complete the thought.
Participle phrases always function as adjectives,adding description to the sentence.
In this case,
Option A is correct. 'Loudly knocking at the gate is participle phrase' describing the noun 'he'. The present participle 'knocking' forms the participle phrase.
Option B is incorrect as 'he demanded admission' is the principal part of the sentence containing the finite verb 'demanded'.
Option C is incorrect as 'at the gate' is a phrase but there is no participle in it.
Option D is incorrect.