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Participles are verb forms that can act as adjectives in a sentence. A participle phrase includes the participle along with its modifiers and complements. It provides additional information about a noun or pronoun in a sentence.
"Handling" is the present participle or gerund of the verb "handle", but in a sentence "handling" usually functions as a noun (gerund) or as the beginning of a participial phrase; the entire participial phrase functions as an adjective or adverb.
A participle dangle occurs when the subject of the participle is not clearly stated or is missing from the sentence, leading to confusion or ambiguity. This can happen when the participle phrase is not connected correctly to the main clause, resulting in a grammatically incorrect construction. Clear and precise writing can help to avoid participle dangles and ensure understanding.
A participial phrase functions in a sentence as an adjective, modifying a noun or pronoun. It provides more information about the noun or pronoun it is describing.
The phrase, "Spats is the name of your very spoiled cat" includes a participle. The participle or participial phrase in the sentence is "spoiled."
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A participial phrase contains a participle, a verb based word that's used as an adjective, and a modifier or a noun, or both. An example of a participial phrase can be found in the sentence: He saw her working at the restaurant. The participial phrase is "working at the restaurant".
A participial phrase describes an action that is being performed secondary to the main action of the sentence. In the sentence "Drinking my soda, I worked on an essay", "drinking my soda" would be a participial phrase. You can also think of it as a phrase (conveys an idea but does not have both subject and predicate) that contains a participle (usually an -ing or -ed verb).
Participles are verb forms that can act as adjectives in a sentence. A participle phrase includes the participle along with its modifiers and complements. It provides additional information about a noun or pronoun in a sentence.
The word late is an adverb, but it is the object of the participle "arriving" and the participial phrase "arriving late" is the object of the sentence (what I hate).
"Handling" is the present participle or gerund of the verb "handle", but in a sentence "handling" usually functions as a noun (gerund) or as the beginning of a participial phrase; the entire participial phrase functions as an adjective or adverb.
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