Question

select the correct text in the passage
which sentence uses both a participial and an infinitive phrase?

1. keeping with the rhythm, the dancers swayed to the soft music.

1. kevin’s parents decided to increase the punishment every time he stayed out past curfew.

1. annoying me into a rude awakening, the alarm continued to buzz loudly in my ear.

1. looking through the room, becky continued with her survey.

Explanation:

To determine the sentence with both a participial and an infinitive phrase, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: "Keeping with the rhythm" is a participial phrase, but there's no infinitive phrase.
• Option 2: "to increase the punishment" is an infinitive phrase, but "stayed out past curfew" is a verb phrase (not participial).
• Option 3: "Annoying me into a rude awakening" is a participial phrase, and "to buzz loudly in my ear" is an infinitive phrase (following "continued").
• Option 4: "Looking through the room" is a participial phrase, with no infinitive phrase.

So, option 3 has both.

Answer:

1. Annoying me into a rude awakening, the alarm continued to buzz loudly in my ear