Question

Choose the sentence that expresses a condition using a participle phrase.
They were baptized behind the church after they confessed their sins.
a) They will not be baptized unless they confess to their sins.
b) Should they confess to their sins, they will be baptized.
c) Having confessed to their sins, they were baptized behind the church.
d) None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: 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.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to recognize which of the options have a condition in them and a participle phrase.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), ' They will not be baptized unless they confess to their sins', refers to a phrase that does not contain any participle phrase. Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect.
Option (b.), ‘Should they confess to their sins, they will be baptized', also refers to a phrase that does not contain any participle phrase. Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect.
Option (c.), ‘Having confessed to their sins, they were baptized behind the church', refers to a phrase which has the participle phrase ‘having confessed’. Therefore, option (c.) is correct.
Option (d.), ‘none of the above', is incorrect as option (c.) is correct.

Note:
In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of a participle. A participle is a non-finite form of the verb; in English, it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses.