Question

Change the following sentence (that expresses condition) using a participial phrase:
If time permits, I will attend your Birthday Party.
A. Time permitting, I will attend your Birthday party.
B. I hope to come to your birthday party if time permits.
C. I shall come to your birthday party provided time permits.
D. The sentence cannot be expressed as a condition using a participial phrase.

Answer 1

Hint: A participial phrase is a group of words consisting of a participle and the modifiers and/or pronouns or noun phrases that function as the direct objects, indirect objects. Or complements 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) Time permitting, I will attend your Birthday party – This option is correct because the word, 'permitting' is the participle form of the verb, 'permit'. It is accompanied by the word, 'time'. Hence, "time permitting" is a participial phrase. It means the same as "if time permits" and expresses a condition. Hence, option A is correct.

Option B) I hope to come to your birthday party if time permits – This option is not correct because a verb in participle form is not used in either of these sentences.

Option C) I shall come to your birthday party provided time permits – – This option is not correct because a verb in participle form is not used in either of these sentences.

Option D) The sentence cannot be expressed as a condition using a participial phrase – This option is not correct because we have already got our answer as option A fits perfectly.

The right answer to this is option (A).

Note:Participial phrase consists of a verb in participle form (normally such a verb ends in 'ing'/ 'en'/'ed'). It plays the role of an adjective or adverb. There are also some irregular forms of verbs in participle form, which are not discussed in this question.