Can you find the adjectives?

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Present Participle of V

Past Participle of V

Participles and
Participial Phrases

A participle is a descriptive word derived from a verb

(just like gerunds and infinitives. A phrase introduced
by a participle is called a participial phrase.
For example:
1. A snow-capped mountain in the tropics is, of course, an oddity;
and Mt. Apos white-covered summit has naturally aroused
speculation.
2. Apo is a rider sitting squarely on the horses back.

Distinguishing Adjectival Participles from

Verbal Participles
The magician is amazing.

-ing adjective

The magician is amazing us with his trick.

The security guard was relieved.

-ing verb

he stopped worrying

The security guard was relieved by the night watchman.

replaced

Time Meaning in Participial Phrases

Present participles (-ing participles) show that the time of the action of
the participle is the same as the time of the action of the verb.
Example:
The man walking down the streets seems tired.
(Walking and seems tired are happening at the same time.)
Engineer Paul sitting at his looks agitated.

Time Meaning in Participial Phrases

Perfect participles show that the time of the action of the participle was
before the time of the action of the main verb.
Example: Having walked for several hours, the man seems tired.
(The time of having walked is before seems tired)
Gelo, having gotten a free-trip to Boracay, came rushing home.

Time Meaning in Participial Phrases

With past participles (-ed or en participles), the action of the participle

is usually completed before the action of the verb.
Example: The money found on the street was soon claimed.

Position of Participial Phrases

Compare the two sets of examples:

A. The man walking down the street seems tired.
The money found on the street was soon claimed.
B. The man, having walked for several hours, seems tired.
Having walked for several hours, the man seems tired.

Avoiding Dangling Modifiers

A dangling participle occurs if the subject of the main verb is not the
same as the implied subject of the participial phrase. The result is an
illogical sentence.
Example:
Crashing
against
thegigantic
rocks, Martin
at the
gigantic
waves.
Martin gazed
at the
wavesgazed
crashing
against
the rocks.
Who is crashing against the rocks?
Dangling: Using binoculars, the trees could be seen from afar.
Correct: Using binoculars, I could see the trees from afar.

Lets Practice!
1. Which of the two sentences has the verb participle?
Which has the adjectival participle?
a. We were all shocked by her behavior. Adjectival participle
Verb participle
b. Her behavior shocked all of us.

Lets Practice!
1. Which of the two sentences has the verb participle?
Which has the adjectival participle?
a. She is entertaining guests.
b. She is an entertaining guest.

Verb participle
Adjectival participle

Lets Practice!
Whats wrong with these sentences?
1. Hanging on the wall, we saw her beautiful portrait.
2. Gliding through the heavy sea-fogs, Jonathan saw
the seagulls.
3. Linking arms with the others, the song Magkaisa
was sung.
4. Walking down the road, my eyes caught the sign
Dead End.