finally.

The anticipation was palpable. Notebooks were open in front of almost every student.

I listened to the loud murmurs.

Wait, a gerund and participle phrase are the same thing, right?

Pages flipped, notes were consulted.

A sentence pattern 6 doesn’t have anything that comes after the verb?

Another student answered form across the room.

Do you have an example of an infinitive phrase functioning nominally?

A colorful paper was passed across a table

So, that means it’s adverbial, right? Because it’s modifying the verb?

Yeah, mhmm.

The clamor continued even after the professor came in.

Let’s get this over with.