Spoils
"Spoiled."
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In the sentence "Spats is the name of my very spoiled cat," the participle phrase is "very spoiled." It describes the noun "cat" and provides additional information about the cat's condition. "Spoiled" acts as a past participle modifying "cat," while "very" serves as an intensifier.
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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).
The phrase, "Spats is the name of your very spoiled cat" includes a participle. The participle or participial phrase in the sentence is "spoiled."
"Spoiled."
Spoils
The participial phrase in the sentence "Spats is the name of my very spoiled cat" is "very spoiled." This phrase describes the state of the cat, providing additional information about it. The word "spats" functions as the subject of the sentence, while "is the name of my very spoiled cat" serves as the predicate.
A participial phrase functions as an adjective and starts with a participle (a verb form ending in -ing, -ed, etc.). For example, in the sentence "Running quickly, the athlete crossed the finish line," the participial phrase is "Running quickly."
In the sentence "The retired couple set off for Phoenix in their motor home," there isn't a participial phrase present. A participial phrase typically includes a participle and any modifiers or objects, and it often describes a noun. In this case, "retired" is a participle describing "couple," but it isn't part of a participial phrase.
buried
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".
The participial phrase in this sentence is "Switching their tails." It acts as an adjective to describe the horses and starts with the present participle "switching."
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.
a phrase with a participle in it
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