Transcript Participial Phrase

Participial Phrase
• Participles are VERBS that describe nouns or
pronouns.
• Present participles always end in –ing.
▫ Smiling, jumping, bringing, swimming, breaking
• Past participles generally end in –ed.
▫ smiled, jumped
• For irregular verbs, Past participles can vary
slightly.
▫ brought, swum, broken
• Participial phrases can occur at the beginning,
middle, and end of sentences.
Present participles always end in –ing
Beginning (Sentence Opener)
• Sitting up in bed eating breakfast, we could see the lake and the
mountains across the lake on the French side. Ernest Hemingway, A
Farewell to Arms
• Whistling, he let the escalator waft him into the still night air. Ray
Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
Middle (Subject-Verb Split)
• The sight of Mick’s exploring beam of light, flashing and flickering
through the submarine darkness a few yards away, reminded him that
he was not alone. Arthur C. Clarke, Dolphin Island
• Professor Kazan, wearing a spotlessly white tropical suit and widebrimmed hat, was the first person ashore. Arthur C. Clarke, Dolphin Island
End (Sentence Closer)
• The entire crowd in the saloon gathered about me now, urging me to
drink. Richard Wright, Black Boy
• The horse found the entrance to the trail where it left the flat and
started up, stumbling and slipping on the rocks. John Steinbeck, “Flight”
Past participles generally end in –ed
Beginning (Sentence Opener)
• Enchanted and enthralled, I stopped her constantly for details.
Richard Wright, Black Boy
• Dismayed by what had happened, he buried his face in his hands
and cried. Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Middle (Subject-Verb Split)
• The child, relinquished by the nurse, rushed across the room and
rooted shyly in her mother’s dress. F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
• The tent, illuminated by candle, glowed warmly in the midst of the
plain. Jack London, The Call of the Wild
End (Sentence Closer)
• In six months a dozen small towns had been laid down upon the
naked planet, filled with sizzling neon tubes and yellow electric
bulbs. Ray Bradbury, The Martian Chronicles
• She called to him, excited by her news. Daphne du Maurier, “The Birds”
For irregular verbs, Past participles
can vary slightly
Beginning (Sentence Opener)
• Seen only once every 76 years, Halley’s Comet is one of the most wellknown astrological phenomena.
• Shaken, he walked away from the wrecked car. J.G. Ballard, Crash
Middle (Subject-Verb Split)
• Lions, known to be the most social of the big cats, spend twenty hours
each day resting and sleeping.
• The cake, eaten slowly and with deliberate sweetness, was the best
part of Mildred’s afternoon. James M. Cain, Mildred Pierce
End (Sentence Closer)
• The little shack and the rotting barn were gray-bitten with sea salt,
beaten by the damp wind until they had taken in the color of the
granite hills. John Steinbeck, “Flight”
• Ellie feared what may have become of her father, gone from these
parts for over four months. Bret Harte, “The Town that Time Forgot”
Your Assignment
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In Edmoto, post 3 sentences using Participial Phrases.
Please use all three placements – beginning, middle, and end
Please use at least one Present Participle (-ing) and at least one Past Participle (-ed).
+5 BONUS POINTS if your 3rd sentence uses an irregular verb in the past tense.
After the sentence, label:
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which noun you are modifying (describing)
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the verb in the Participial Phrase
Shelley’s Examples
Beginning (Sentence Opener): Causing trouble once again, my pet alligator ate
our neighbor’s poodle.
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Participial Phrase is modifying alligator
Verb in the Participial Phrase is Causing
Middle (Subject-Verb Split): Fluffy, given to me as an anniversary present from
a really twisted ex-boyfriend, was constantly getting loose from his pen in the
backyard.
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Participial Phrase is modifying Fluffy
Verb in the Participial Phrase is given
End (Sentence Closer): My neighbor filed a complaint against me with Animal
Control Services, outraged at her loss and disgusted by the poodle carnage.
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Participial Phrase is modifying neighbor
Verb in the Participial Phrase is outraged and disgusted