Read the sentence. when soccer practice was over, i saw monica riding a skateboard in the park, so i stopped, and we talked for awhile. which part of this sentence is a phrase? "when soccer practice was over" "riding a skateboard" "so i stopped" "we talked"

If we look at the part of the sentence "when a football practice was over" we can say that it is a recurring action periodically and it represents a routine, but that's not a phrase because it is stated specifically, what is the issue. "I stopped" also suggests a concrete action, therefore, it's not a phrase, because it explicitly indicates what has been done. What is the phrase in this sentence is a cluster of words without a finite verb, and  having that in mind, the correct answer is "riding a skateboard".

 riding a skateboard is the correct answer

Explanation:

what is the purpose of the description in this passage from travels with charley?

to explain how he develops friendships with people

to show his fear of the man

to show that people in the bad lands are dangerous

to show the similarity between the man and the place

a.) literature that explores grotesque characters and eerie, violent occurrences in a dreary setting.