Understanding Participial Phrases: Usage and Examples
Learn about participial phrases, their correct usage, and examples of both correct and incorrect placements. Explore how participial phrases modify nouns in sentences and how to identify and correct misplaced or dangling participial phrases.
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MISPLACED AND DANGLING PARTICIPIAL PHRASES
Participial phrase modifiers A: a word or phrase that modifies, or gives more information about, another word/phrase in the sentence; based on an ing or ed verb Complex types: Slowly removing his cap, the gentleman bowed. Rolling his eyes, the boy agreed with his mother. Giving up completely, she quit college. Our church, flooded last year, is still recovering. Using a variety of pedagogical techniques, the teacher taught the students grammar.
FIND THE PARTICIPIAL PHRASE 1. Children interested in music should take lessons. 2. Those students taking Chemistry need to buy a workbook. 3. Jogging at the beach, 4. Jogging in the park I stubbed my toe on a rock. is my favorite form of exercise If it s truly a modifier, it can be removed from the sentence with no problem.
MISPLACED MODIFIER Q: When is a modifier misplaced? A: When it marries Mr. Placed
MISPLACED MODIFIER Q: When is a modifier misplaced? A: When it is not near enough to the thing it is modifying. When it is misplaced, it is modifying something else that usually doesn t make sense
EXAMPLES: WHAT ARE THE PARTICIPIAL PHRASES, AND WHAT NOUN DOES EACH MODIFY? The soap operas currently airing on TV are dramatic. Gathering all his courage, he walked up to her to ask her out. The workers had to clean up the mess left by the sophomores. The hallways occupied by freshman are loud.
EXAMPLES: ARE THEY STILL CORRECT? Currently airing on TV, today s soap operas are dramatic. He walked up to her to ask her out, gathering all his courage. Left by the sophomores, the workers had to clean up the mess. The hallways are loud occupied by freshman.
RIGHT OR WRONG? 1. My computer, making a strange groaning noise, needed to be replaced. 2. Longing for some human company, I cradled the little abandoned puppy. 3. Ringing in class, the student got her phone confiscated. 4. He was stressed out by his job, not used to so much work.
DANGLING MODIFIER Q: When is a modifier dangling? A: When the noun it describes is technically not even in the sentence. Looking at the sky, a scary green funnel cloud was approaching. His foot slipped, accidentally finding a wet spot on the floor. Driving up the long driveway to the mansion, the dark gate blocked our path.
HOW DO WE FIX THEM? 1. Add in the correct noun AND/OR 2. Move the correct noun closest to the modifier AND/OR 3. Move the modifier to the noun AND/OR 4. Completely reword the modifier Walking to the movies, the thunderstorm caught Jim unprepared. The thunderstorm caught Jim, walking to the movies, unprepared. Walking to the movies, Jim got caught in the thunderstorm.
EXAMPLES 1. Not seeing the pothole, the skateboarder went flying. 2. My cousin went on and on, describing the details of her wedding. 3. Following the lion s trail, the guide found the lion. 4. Driving the old car, I was surprised when the brakes gave out. 5. While we were watching the documentary, the television went dead. 6. Oswald and Hilda found the flowers while they were hiking up the mountain. 7. Cleaning my room, I found my missing baseball glove. 1. Not seeing the pothole, the skateboard went flying. 2. My cousin went on and on, describing the details of her wedding. 3. The guide found the lion following its trail. 4. Driving the old car, the brakes gave out. 5. Watching the documentary, the television went dead. 6. Oswald and Hilda found the flowers hiking up the mountain. 7. I found my missing baseball glove cleaning my room. D D M M D D D D M M M M
