Transcript Participles

Verbal Phrases
Verbal Phrases
• Verbals are words that look like
verbs but do not function as
verbs.
• Verbals, instead, function as
nouns, adjective, or adverbs.
Verbal Phrases
• A verbal phrase is made up of a
verbal and any related words.
• Three kinds of verbal phrases:
–Participial phrases
–Gerund phrases
–Infinitive phrases
Participial phrases
• Always function as adjectives.
• Two kinds of participles are
used in sentence phrases.
–Present participle
–Past participle
Present Participles
• End with “ing”.
• Have no helping verb.
• Function as adjectives in a
sentence.
Present Participles
• Example: We listened for
Isabella climbing the rickety
stairs.
• “climbing the rickety stairs”
is the present participial
phrase.
• The phrase describes
Isabella.
Present Participles
• Example: Standing on the
wooden bridge, Nathan
watched small leaves float by.
• Who or what does “Standing
on the bridge” describe?
• Nathan
Past Participles
• Often end with “ed”
• have no helping verb
• Function as adjectives in a
sentence.
Past Participles
• Example: Irritated by the delay, Louise
complained.
– Who or what does “irritated by the delay”
describe?
– Louise.
– Louise was irritated by the delay, so she
complained.
• Irritated is an adjective.
– The delay irritated Louise, so she
complained.
• now “irritated” is a verb.
Past Participles
• Example: Tired and depressed, Maria
wondered how she would get to work the
next day.
– Who or what does “tired and
depressed” describe?
– Maria.
– Maria was tired and depressed and she
wondered how she would get to work
the next day.
• Tired and depressed are adjectives.