Identify the italicized word or phrase.
putting her sewing aside, she got up and answered the door.
participle
o infinitive
verb phrase

Answer:

“Putting her sewing aside" is a participial phrase.

Explanation:

Participle is the form of verb which is like ‘verb + ing’. In any given sentence, a participle can be either used as adverbs or as adjectives. “Putting her sewing aside” is a participle phrase as the verb form is “put + ing”. It is being used as an ‘adverb’ here as it is describing “how” was the sewing put. Answer is ‘i was put aside’.

Infinitive is a form of verb which looks like ‘to + verb’. So, it is not an infinitive. The italicised portion is not a verb phrase as well.

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