We all sighed in relief, James having found his passport.
Correct answer: A. Absolute Phrase
- A. Absolute Phrase
- B. prepositional phrase
- C. participle phrase
- D. gerund phrase
Explanation
The phrase "James having found his passport" is an absolute phrase, which is a phrase that modifies an entire sentence, typically consisting of a noun or pronoun followed by a participle (a verb form ending in "-ing" or "-ed").- In this case, the absolute phrase "James having found his passport" modifies the entire sentence "We all sighed in relief", indicating the circumstance that led to the sigh of relief.
Last updated
About Phrases and Clauses
A phrase is a group of words without a finite subject-verb relationship, while a clause contains one and may be independent or dependent. The topic covers noun, adjective and adverb clauses, main and subordinate clauses, sentence patterns and the difference between a dependent clause, a phrase and a sentence fragment.
Practise Grammar
6,178 free Grammar MCQs from English, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.
Exams that ask English questions like this
English is on 83 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.