A participle is a verbal and is used as an
adjective. Participles end in various ways. They modify nouns and pronouns and can precede or follow the
word modified.
A
present participle always ends with ing as does the gerund, but remember
that it is an adjective. A past participle ends with ed, n, or irregularly.
Examples:
played, broken, brought, sung, seeing, having seen, being seen, seen, having
been seen
A participial phrase is made up of a participle and any complements
(direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers) like
the gerund. A participial phrase that comes at the beginning of the
sentence is always followed by a comma and modifies the subject of the sentence.
Examples:
to be, to see, to be seen, to be eaten
An infinitive phrase is made up
of an infinitive and any complements
(direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers) like
the gerund. An infinitive phrase that comes at the beginning of the
sentence is always followed by a comma and modifies the subject of the sentence.
Instructions: Find the participles, infinitive, participial phrases, and infinitive phrases in these
sentences and tell what word they modify.
1. The money lying on the dresser is yours.
2. The crying child awakened everyone.
3. The heavy package to be sent was quickly loaded.
4. Hearing the noise, the girl was suddenly afraid.
5. There are several things to be considered first.
--For answers scroll
down.
Answers:
1. The money lying on the dresser is yours.
- lying on the dresser modifies money
2. The crying child awakened everyone.
- crying modifies child
3. The heavy package to be sent was quickly loaded.
- to be sent modifies package
4. Hearing the noise, the girl was suddenly afraid.
- Hearing the noise modifies girl
5. There are several things to be considered first.
- to be considered first modifies things
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