Question

use the drop-down menus to identify the underlined phrase in each sentence. the students carrying boxes into their new dorm rooms were exhausted at the end of the day. to text in the middle of a movie is rude to other moviegoers. skiing down that slope was exhilarating! gerund phrase infinitive phrase participial phrase

Explanation:

1. For "carrying boxes into their new dorm rooms": A participial phrase consists of a participle (verb form acting as an adjective) and its modifiers/objects. "Carrying" is a present participle, so this is a participial phrase.
2. For "To text in the middle of a movie": An infinitive phrase starts with "to" + base verb. Here, "To text" is the infinitive, so this is an infinitive phrase.
3. For "Skiing down that slope": A gerund phrase has a gerund (verb + -ing acting as a noun) and its modifiers/objects. "Skiing" is a gerund (acting as the subject), so this is a gerund phrase.

Answer:

1. carrying boxes into their new dorm rooms: participial phrase
2. To text in the middle of a movie: infinitive phrase
3. Skiing down that slope: gerund phrase