Which of these sentences contains a participial phrase?
Water was pouring through the hole in its hull, and the ship began to sink,
The speeding vessel almost passed the sailor without stopping,
Living on the fish she caught as she drifted, the sailor waited for rescue
The shipwrecked sailor was mending a sail when he spotted the boat.
Living on the fish she caught as she drifted, the sailor waited for rescue.
Explanation:
This statement contains a participial phrase because it has a participial, "Living on the fish she caught..." that describes the noun, which is the sailor.
