Complaining is the present participle of complain.
Therefore 'complaining loudly' is a present participle phrase.
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the participle phrase in this sentence is "sighing loudly."
The participle in the sentence is "Speaking," which is a present participle that functions as the present participle phrase at the beginning of the sentence. It describes the action being performed by Curt.
"Sighing loudly" is the participle phrase in the sentence "Sighing loudly, Kristen accepted her punishment." It describes how Kristen accepted her punishment.
The participle is "sighing loudly." It modifies Kristen and describes the action she is performing.
sleeping in the corner - the participle is sleeping.
sleeping in the corner - the participle is sleeping.
A participle phrase is a phrase that includes a present or past participle verb and its modifiers. It functions as an adjective in a sentence, providing more information about a noun or pronoun. For example, "running quickly" or "cooked by the chef" are participle phrases.
Anchored is simply a past tense verb. Have/Has anchored would make it a present participle verb. Had anchored would make it a past participle verb.
The present participle of "star" is "starring." It is used to describe an ongoing action, such as in the phrase "She is starring in a new movie."
The verb phrase is - was walking.is = a present tense beverbwalking = present participle of walk.Because the beverb is present tense and the main verb walkingis a present participle this verb phrase is present continuousor some people call it present progressive.I = a pronoun.
No. A phrase you are looking for would be posed as a question.
The participle phrase "grabbing for my fingers" refers to the subject Chops (apparently a person's nickname). Grabbing is the present participle of to grab.