A sentence has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
• A clause has a subject and verb and may or may not express a complete thought.
• A phrase is a group of related words that does not contain a subject and a verb.
Participle
• A participle is a verb form used as an adjective.
• A participle is part verb and part adjective.
ExamplePresent participle
• The simmering chili smelled wonderful.
• The simmering chili smelled wonderful.
ExamplePast participle
• A chipped tooth can be painful.
• A chipped tooth can be painful.
• The smiling actors bowed to the audience.• Seeing the weather forecast, the chaplain
called off church.
• The smiling actors bowed to the audience.• Seeing the weather forecast, the chaplain
called off church.
• The actors were smiling.• The chaplain is looking at the Weather
forecast.
• The actors were smiling.• The chaplain is looking at the Weather
forecast.
• Pleased with his work, the artist smiled
• Pleased with his work, the artist smiled
Participle Phrases
• Climbing the fence, the boy soon disappeared over the top.
• Climbing the fence, the boy soon disappeared over the top.
• Nominated by his classmates, the boy thanked them for their trust.
• Nominated by his classmates, the boy thanked them for their trust.
• The game scheduled for Saturday has been postponed until Monday.
• The game scheduled for Saturday has been postponed until Monday.
Assignment
• In groups of 3-4• Write down ten original sentences with a
minimum of one participle phrase in each sentence.