Write the absolute or participial phrase in the sentences below, and identify whether that phrase is an absolute phrase or a participial phrase. 1. We stayed inside watching DVDs, the night being rainy and cold.
2. Opening the birthday card, he got excited when the check fell out.
3. The judges went home, the prizes having been awarded
4. Sitting beside his grandfather, Hank fell asleep.
5. Having found a parking spot, I breathed a sigh of relief.
6. The chocolate cake baked, Mrs„ Patruni turned to the decorations.
7. The refugees can return from the mountains, the war finally ending.
8. Having attended the concert held at Stanley Park, the family came home to a barbecue.
9. Dressed in his old uniform, Dad walked in the parade.
10. The coach singing their praises, the athletes felt proud*

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”