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What is the participial phrase in the sentence below?


Instructed with a teacher's care, the students increased their knowledge of the civil war.

Aincrease their knowledge
Bthe students increased
CInstructed with a teacher's care
Dof civil war

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The participial phrase in the sentence is C. INSTRUCTED WITH A TEACHER'S CARE.

Participial phrase always starts with a participle. The participle may be present or past participle. Present participle ends with -ing. Past participles end with -d or -ed. 

In the above sentence, the participial phrase started with a past participle, Instructed. Always remember, participial phrases serve as adjectives in the sentence. It modifies students in the sentence.

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