$\underline{\text { Returning from the grocery store }}$ , on an otherwise uneventful evening, Joan discovered her front door open.
A)independent clause
B)subordinate clause
C)participle phrase
D)gerund phrase
E)prepositional phrase

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The phrase "Returning from the grocery store" is a participle phrase because it begins with the present participle "Returning" and describes the subject "Joan."

Returning from the grocery store ‾\underline{\text { Returning from the grocery store }} Returning from the grocery store ​ , on an Otherwise Uneventful Evening, Joan Discovered Her Front

$\underline{\text { Returning from the grocery store }}$ , on an Otherwise Uneventful Evening, Joan Discovered Her Front