(Frightenedis the past participle, andfrightened by the loud fireworksis the participial phrase. The participial phrase modifiesdog.) Participle Phrase Examples #10)Injured during the soccer match, Marco had to leave the field. (Injuredis the past participle, andinjured during the soccer matchis ...
This lesson contains the following objectives: Understand how present participles relate to verbs Familiarize yourself with verbs of perception Explore provided examples of participial phrasesPractice Exams You are viewing quiz 23 in chapter 4 of the course: English Grammar Rules Course Practice ...
Present participle phrases and gerund phrases are easy to confuse because they both begin with an ing word. The difference is the function that they provide in a sentence. A present participle phrase will always act as an adjective while a gerund phrase will always behave as a noun. ...