Dentify the participial or infinitive phrase in each sentence. julia withdrew money from each paycheck to renovate her old and dingy bathroom. humming to himself, he appeared in good spirits as he walked to the office. audience members, bored by the dull guest speaker, quickly lost their interest in the presentation. to become an expert archer, natasha dedicated long days to repetitive target drills. the movie featured an unknown actress described as a rising star. to gain admittance to yale university was nicholas's top priority. tonight's gala event is an effort to raise money for natural-disaster relief.

Participial phrase = PP  Infinitive Phrase = IP

A PP is a group of words introduced by a present participle (ing form as in feeling tired, they went home) or past participle (-ed form in regular verbs or other forms in irregular verbs as in the police have questioned anyone found lurking near the house. )

An IP is any group of words introduced by infinitival to as in I want to dance.

All relevant parts are found between brackets [ ] and the kind of phrase, PP or IP, will be placed at the end of the sentence.

Julia withdrew money from each paycheck [to renovate her old and dingy bathroom.] IP

[Humming to himself], he appeared in good spirits as he walked to the office. PP

Audience members, [bored by the dull guest speaker], quickly lost their interest in the presentation. PP

[To become an expert archer], Natasha dedicated long days to repetitive target drills. IP

The movie featured an unknown actress [described as a rising star]. PP

[To gain admittance to Yale University] was Nicholas's top priority. IP

Tonight's gala event is an effort [to help raise money for natural-disaster relief.] IP

d) a constitutional amendment

regarding the law, the 15th amendment was specifically designed thinking in the rights of black free men.

even though ratified on february 3, 1870, the promise of the 15th amendment would not be fully applied for a long time.poll taxes and literacy tests would allow southern states disenfranchise african americans. only in 1965 the voting rights for african americans would be actually able to vote in the south.

in 1965, president johnson signed the voting rights act, which aimed to overcome legal barriers that prevented african americans from voting as it was guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the u.s. constitution.