Review: Phrase Functions, Answer 3.5

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Question:
The actor dancing about the stage hopes to become a movie star.
Answer:
The answer adjective is correct.
Explanation:
In this sentence, the participle phrase dancing about the stage acts as an adjective because it modifies the noun phrase the actor.
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