Which sentence uses both a participial and an infinitive phrase? Keeping with the rhythm, the dancers swayed to the soft music.
Kevin's parents decided to increase the punishment every time he stayed out past curfew. Annoying me into a rude awakening, the alarm continued to buzz loudly in my ear. Looking through the room, Becky continued with her survey.
The alarm buzzed loudly in my ear, waking me up rudely. The participial phrase here is "annoying me", and the infinitive phrase is "to buzz".<span>
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The correct choice is C. The alarm disturbed me into a rude awakening while it continued to buzz loudly in my ear.
Explanation:
A participial phrase in grammar is one that starts with a word ending in -ing or -ed which functions as a noun along with other words that add to the meaning of the participle. For instance, the expression "swimming is beneficial for your health" forms a participle phrase where "swimming" serves as the participle and the additional words provide context. In contrast, an infinitive phrase starts with an infinitive which includes the preposition "to" followed by a verb, supplemented by other words to elaborate, like in the phrase "to climb Everest was her aspiration" where "to climb" is the infinitive and other words elaborate on it.
In light of these definitions, the sentence that incorporates both a participial and an infinitive phrase is "Annoying me into a rude awakening, the alarm continued to buzz loudly in my ear", as here "Annoying me into a rude awakening" is the participial phrase made up of the participle "annoying" and accompanying words that clarify it and the infinitive phrase "to buzz loudly in my ear" featuring the infinitive "to buzz" alongside other explanatory words.
Although we believed as children that there were fears lurking below stairs, we learned to navigate around them when we went for the apples—namely, by turning off the lights and quickly exiting the doorway as we came up.
