A participle is the verbal that acts as an adjective. It is the present or past participle form of the base verb. Simply put, it is the present tense of the verb with the “ing” or “ed” ending, and it modifies a noun or pronoun.

It is a boring class. Therefore, they are bored students. The stolen jewelry was recovered. The dragon was a terrifying sight for the villagers. Notice that the participles are placed right before the noun they modify.

A participial phrase is a participle and all the words that complete its meaning. A participial phrase may be placed after the noun or the pronoun it modifies or it may be used in an introductory phrase. If it is in the beginning, it must be separated by commas. If it is not important to the meaning of the sentence, it also must be separated by commas.

Examples: Jumping into the water, she caught the small boy as he was struck by the waves. The great oak, broken by the wind, fell against the building. The boy asking the teacher for mercy did not study at all for his test.

1.His playing skill improves daily. 2.Eric practices at home on a rented piano. 3.Sitting quietly Eric loses himself in the music 4.Sitting at the piano Eric loses himself in the music 5.The musician seated at the piano is Eric. 6.Eric dreaming of fame sits at the piano 7.Dreaming of fame Eric sits at the piano. 8.Audiences sitting outside can be a bit noisy. 9.There is even a contest for adults riding tricycles.

1.An interested committee wants to hear your plan. 2.Excited by your plan they called a team meeting. 3.Someone needs to repair the broken window. 4.Roaming the outback, camels are not an uncommon sight in Australia. 5.Energized by his nap, Willie proceeded to sit in the chair. 6.Long camel trains plodding along made regular trips.