What is the participial phrase in the sentence? the tomatoes planted in the garden are ripening nicely and growing quite tall.

a. the tomatoes
b. planted in the garden
c. ripening nicely
d. growing quite tall

The participle phrase in the sentence the tomatoes planted in the garden are ripening nicely and growing quite tall. is option B. Planted in the garden.

A participle phrase tend to begin with a present or past participle. If the participle is present, it will dependably end in ing. Likewise, a regular past participle will end in a consistent ed.

Participle phrases always function as adjectives, providng description to the sentence.

i'd say because of its name. i haven't looked at it, though. so, sorry if that's lol

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.