Diagramming the Participle

January 12, 2018 | Author: Anonymous | Category: Social Science, Psychology, Abnormal Psychology
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Verbal Forms: Participles Gerund Infinitives



Participles

A participle is a verbal (verb form) which functions as an adjective. Because it is a verb form, it can take modifiers, but does not have to. The most commonly used participles end in ing. They are present participles. Take a look at the examples below:

1.

He plays an amazing piano. (Amazing is modifying piano).

2.

The tea is soothing. (Soothing modifies tea. It is a predicate adjective).

3.

We are reading an interesting poem. (Interesting is a participle functioning as an adjective).

Place a different participle in front of the following words. Remember, we are talking about ing modifiers.

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water winds (hint, alliteration) games (hint, in the future) modifiers child poem

computer bird

A participle phrase is a participle and all its modifiers and compliments. In other words, a participle and all the words associated with it. Take a look at the examples below of participle phrases.

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Looking up in horror, Joe saw Mr. Kullman’s poem of the week. (Looking is the participle and “up in horror” are all the words associated with it. Collectively, they form a participle phrase.) The participle phrase modifies Joe. Trembling with excitement, Bradley waited patiently for the poem of the week. We saw Sander lying on the road and left him there.

Take a look at the examples below of compliments of participles. Notice that they do not have prepositions. Each verbal actually has a direct object. In the examples above, the verbals all have prepositional phrases.

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Carrying the heavy bookbag, Isabella looked like a power lifter. (Carrying is the participle and “the heavy bookbag” are all the words associated with it. Bookbag is the direct object of carrying. Collectively, they form a participle phrase.) The participle phrase modifies Isabella. Feeling immense terror, Bella turned and saw the ghost of Halloween. Realizing the danger, Michael built a house of brick.

Participle phrases with predicate nouns and predicate adjectives.

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Feeling weary, Meena took a long nap. (Weary is an adjective.) Being a humble, soccer player, Kera scored the winning goal, but she gave the team credit. (Player is a noun.) We saw Sander lying on the road and left him there.

Complete the following exercise.



Go to my website, grammar section, grammar bytes, and download exercise two of the misplaced and dangling modifiers. Identify each participle phrase by highlighting the participle phrase in each sentence. Some participle phrases have ed on the end. Take a look at the example. Blistered by the sun, Timothy realized several hours too late that he should have worn sunblock. Use the next slide to help you diagram the participle phrases.

Diagramming the Participle with the Prepositional Phrase



participle

Adjective phrase, modifying Bradley preposition

Trembling with excitement, Bradley waited patiently for the poem of the week.

with

excitement object of preposition

Diagramming the Participle with a Direct Object



Adjective phrase, modifying Michael participle direct object

danger the article / adjective

Realizing the danger, Michael built a house of brick.

danger

Diagramming the Participle with a Prepositional Phrase

Bradley A participle phrase functioning as an adjective, modifying Bradley



waited

for poem the with excitement

of week the

Trembling with excitement, Bradley waited patiently for the poem of the week.

danger

Diagramming the Participle with a Direct Object

built

Michael

A participle phrase functioning as an adjective, modifying Michael

house

a

of brick

danger the



Realizing the danger, Michael built a house of brick.

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