Question

Which words are the first and last words of the participial phrase in this sentence? We were so famished when we got home and found Joey eating the last of the pizza. A. eating pizza B. famished home C. eating last D. famished found

Answer 1

The participial phrase must contain a participle, which is here "eating": the present participle. The whole phrase is "eating the last of the pizza".


So the first answer is "eating" and the last is "pizza": answer A