Read the sentence.

scheduled too hectically, the misbegotten tour zigzagging from state to state left the reporter weary from the road.

which part of the sentence is a participial phrase?

Scheduled too hectically

Explanation:

A participial phrase consists of a participle plus modifier(s), object(s), and/or complement(s).

A participle is a verbal ending in -ing (present) or -ed, -en, -d, -t, -n, or -ne (past) that functions as an adjective, modifying a noun or pronoun.

A good hint to find out which of the phrases is a participle phrase is that participle phrase will always begin with a present or past participle. In this case, the participle is in the word "Scheduled" so the participle phrase is "Scheduled too hectically"

ok what is this for my man

well stockyards mean a large yard containing pens and sheds, typically adjacent to a slaughterhouse, in which livestock is kept and sorted. and i'm assuming that by party you   mean a large group of people which does make sense because chicago is a very crowded place much like new york. stockyards tend to take up a lot of room due to needing the area for pens to keep animals in and the fact that stockyards are usually right by slaughterhouse where they process and distribute the product. so its much like a zoo but with some dead animal products close by.