6 Answered Questions for the topic Participles
Participles Grammar
08/04/19
Participle phrase; is the grammar correct?
> Beatrice, nine, sent a letter to the actor **asking** for piracy lessons to help lead a mutiny against the teachers.What does the *asking* participle phrase act as? Why is participle phrase...
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06/24/19
When can the -ing form of a verb be placed before a noun?
My native-speaker's grammatical intuition tells me that:
> There is a **sleeping man** under the tree.
is fine but
> There is a **fishing man** by the river bank.
is wrong. Why?
I've...
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How do I know what a participial phrase is within a sentence?
Recently, I have realized that there are huge gaps in my knowledge in terms of grammar, so I have begun learning some of the basics. One thing I am trying to learn is the participial phrase. I...
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Participle phrase or participle clause? For my students please?
I've looked at other answers, but am still confused - so please don't shoot me down (as tends to happen here) - but rather help if you can for the sake of my little learners. I have to teach a...
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How do I know what a participial phrase is within a sentence?
Recently, I have realized that there are huge gaps in my knowledge in terms of grammar, so I have begun learning some of the basics. One thing I am trying to learn is the participial phrase. I...
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Participles
05/08/16
What part of speech is the participle?
What part of speech is jumping in the sentences below? I know it is a participle, but is it an adjective or a verb?
The jumping athlete is winning the race.
She saw the athlete jumping...
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