What is the effect of the participial phrase in the following sentence? the ship mast, shrieking under the strain, slowly toppled over.

A participial phrase is a phrase that looks like a verb, but actually functions as an adjective; it modifies a noun in the same sentence. Phrases like this can “spice up” a noun and provide added description about what it’s doing or what it looks like. They’re often used in pieces that need to tell readers a lot in a few words, like newspaper articles or even fiction books.

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b. they require a huge investment of time, dedication ,training, and patience almost from the day they are born.

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the sentence gives a clear evidence of how carefully the sar dogs are selected and also specify from what time this exercise begins."almost from the day they are are born." this sentence shows as that this exercise begins early.

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the answer is a