Read the sentence.
In ancient times, athletes, chosen by their city states, came to Olympia from every part of the Greek world.
Identify the phrase in bold.
A. gerund phrase
B. participial phrase
C. infinitive phrase
D. verb phrase
Depending on which phrase is in bold, there can be many answers. If the phrase that is bolded is chosen by their city states, then the correct answer is B) participial phrase, because it begins with a participle chosen.