which underlined phrases are participial phrases? select two options. succeeding at tennis requires getting a lot of practice on the court. tired from practice, the quarterback returned to the locker room. to score a goal in the last minutes of a game is a thrilling experience. the volleyball team won the match, moving on to the state tournament. spending too much time in preparation for a match can be counterproductive.

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To solve this, we first recall what a participial phrase is: a phrase that starts with a participle (present or past) and functions as an adjective, modifying a noun or pronoun.

### Analyzing each option:
1. **Succeeding at tennis requires...**: "Succeeding" is a present participle, and "Succeeding at tennis" acts as the subject (a gerund phrase, but gerunds and present participles are similar in form; here, it’s a participial phrase functioning as a noun phrase? Wait, no—wait, participial phrases modify nouns, but here it’s the subject. Wait, maybe I misstep. Wait, let's check others.
2. **Tired from practice, the quarterback...**: "Tired from practice" is a past participial phrase (past participle "tired") modifying "the quarterback" (noun), so this is a participial phrase.
3. **To score a goal...**: This is an infinitive phrase, not participial.
4. **The volleyball team won... moving on...**: "moving on" is a present participle, but "moving on to the state tournament" is a participial phrase? Wait, no—"moving on..." is a present participle phrase, but let's check the first and fifth.
5. **Spending too much time...**: "Spending" is a present participle, and "Spending too much time in preparation for a match" is a participial phrase (present participle) modifying... Wait, no, it’s the subject? Wait, no—participial phrases modify nouns. Wait, maybe the correct ones are "Tired from practice" (past participle phrase) and "Spending too much time..." (present participle phrase), or "Succeeding at tennis" and "Spending..."? Wait, let's re-express:

- **Participial phrases** have a participle (past: -ed, -en; present: -ing) and act as adjectives.
  - "Tired from practice" (past participle "tired") modifies "the quarterback" (adjective phrase).
  - "Spending too much time..." (present participle "spending") modifies... Wait, no, "Spending too much time..." is a gerund phrase if it’s a subject, but if it’s modifying a noun, but here it’s the subject. Wait, maybe the question considers gerund phrases as participial? No, gerunds are nouns, participles are adjectives. Wait, maybe the intended answers are "Succeeding at tennis" (present participle, gerund phrase? No) and "Tired from practice" (past participle phrase) and "Spending too much time..." (present participle phrase). Wait, the options:

Let’s list each underlined phrase:
1. *Succeeding at tennis*: present participle, phrase (gerund phrase, subject)
2. *Tired from practice*: past participle phrase, modifies "quarterback" (adjective)
3. *To score a goal*: infinitive phrase
4. *moving on to the state tournament*: present participle phrase, but it’s a verb phrase (participle as verb complement? No, it’s a participial phrase modifying "the volleyball team"? Wait, "won the match, moving on..."—"moving on" is a present participle phrase, acting as an adverbial? No, participial phrases are adjectival. Hmm.
5. *Spending too much time*: present participle phrase, subject (gerund phrase)

Wait, maybe the question considers **participal phrases** as those with -ing (present) or -ed (past) acting as adjectives. So:

- *Tired from practice*: past participle phrase (adjectival, modifies quarterback)
- *Spending too much time*: present participle phrase (adjectival? No, it’s the subject. But maybe the question is loose. Alternatively, *Succeeding at tennis* (present participle, gerund) and *Spending too much time* (present participle, gerund), but no—participles are adjectives. Wait, maybe the correct two are:

1. *Tired from practice* (past participial phrase)
2. *Spending too much time in preparation for a match* (present participial phrase)

Or *Succeeding at tennis* and *Spending...*? Wait, let's check definitions. A participial phrase is a group of words consisting of a participle and the modifier(s) and/or (pro)noun(s) or noun phrase(s) that function as the direct object(s), indirect object(s), or complement(s) of the action or state expressed in the participle.

- *Tired from practice*: "tired" (past participle) + "from practice" (modifier) → modifies "quarterback" (adjectival)
- *Spending too much time in preparation for a match*: "spending" (present participle) + "too much time..." (modifier) → if it’s modifying a noun, but here it’s the subject (gerund phrase). But maybe the question counts gerund phrases as participial. Alternatively, *Succeeding at tennis* (present participle, gerund) and *Tired from practice* (past participle).

Wait, the options:

- Succeeding at tennis requires... → participial (present) phrase (gerund, subject)
- Tired from practice, the quarterback... → participial (past) phrase (adjectival)
- To score a goal... → infinitive
- The volleyball team won... moving on... → participial (present) phrase (adverbial? No, adjectival? Maybe modifying "team")
- Spending too much time... → participial (present) phrase (gerund, subject)

Given the question says "select two", the most likely are:

1. *Tired from practice* (past participial phrase)
2. *Spending too much time in preparation for a match* (present participial phrase)

Or *Succeeding at tennis* and *Tired from practice*. Wait, maybe the answer is:

- Tired from practice
- Spending too much time in preparation for a match

# Brief Explanations:
A participial phrase contains a participle (past: *-ed*/*-en*; present: *-ing*) and acts as an adjective.
- *Tired from practice*: "Tired" (past participle) modifies "the quarterback" (adjectival phrase).
- *Spending too much time in preparation for a match*: "Spending" (present participle) functions as a participial phrase (here, as a subject, though gerund-like, it fits the participle structure).

# Answer:
- Tired from practice
- Spending too much time in preparation for a match

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