In the sentence "Running quickly, he caught the bus", the underlined phrase Running quickly is
Correct answer: B. a participial phrase modifying he
- A. a noun clause
- B. a participial phrase modifying he
- C. an independent clause
- D. a prepositional phrase
Explanation
A present participle introducing a phrase that describes the subject of the main clause is a participial phrase, and it must attach to the right subject or it becomes a dangling modifier. Here he is doing the running, so the sentence is correct. Writing Running quickly, the bus was caught would be faulty.
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