Verbals: Participles and Participial Phrases
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| Identify the present participle: Flying too near the ground, the airplane wing caught a tree and crashed into a wheat field. | Flying (modifies airplane): Flying too near the ground, the airplane wing caught a tree and crashed into a wheat field.
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| Identify the past participle: Grandma's fried chicken was steaming when it came out of the deep fryer. | fried (modifies chicken): Grandma's fried chicken was steaming when it came out of the deep fryer.
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| Identify the past participle: When I stubbed my toe, the overworked doctor failed to diagnose it as broken. | overworked (modifies doctor): When I stubbed my toe, the overworked doctor failed to diagnose it as broken.
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| Identify the present participle: The ballerina with a pirouetting solo became ill, so another experienced dancer took her spot. | pirouetting (modifies solo): The ballerina with a pirouetting solo became ill, so another experienced dancer took her spot.
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| Identify the participial phrase: Covered with mud, John's pickup was in need of a wash. | Covered with mud (modifies pickup): Covered with mud, John's pickup was in need of a wash.
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| Identify the participial phrase: The smartly uniformed mailman was carrying numerous packages as he made his way from house to house along our street. | smartly uniformed (modifies mailman): The smartly uniformed mailman was carrying numerous packages as he made his way from house to house along our street.
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| Identify the participial phrase: Last Monday at around three o'clock, the cheerleaders, bubbling with energy, practiced their gymnastic moves on the field. | bubbling with energy (cheerleaders): Last Monday at around three o'clock, the cheerleaders, bubbling with energy, practiced their gymnastic moves on the field.
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| Identify the participial phrase: Meandering toward a nearby pond, a family of snapping turtles crossed the road and trudged through the grass. | Meandering toward a nearby pond (modifies family): Meandering toward a nearby pond, a family of snapping turtles crossed the road and trudged through the grass.
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| Identify the participial phrase: As I was hiking along the trail, I discovered a carefully hidden fox den. | carefully hidden (den): As I was hiking along the trail, I discovered a carefully hidden fox den.
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| Identify the past participle: The final clue was a broken watch that had stopped at twelve o'clock. | broken (clock): The final clue was a broken watch that had stopped at twelve o'clock.
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| Identify the past participle: While hoeing the garden, my father found my lost watch. | lost (watch): While hoeing the garden, my father found my lost watch.
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| Identify the present participle: I was not able to sleep last night because of the dripping faucet in the kitchen. | dripping (faucet): I was not able to sleep last night because of the dripping faucet in the kitchen.
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