1. Participles and Participial Phrases

2. Participles A participle is a verb form that acts as an adjective.
Ex. The exhausted campers found a
crumbling schoolhouse.

3. Present Participles The present participle always ends in –ing.
Ex. Creaking eerily, the door swung
open.

4. Past Participles
The past participle of a regular verb ends in –ed. Irregular verbs’ past participles are formed in a variety of ways.
Ex. Regular: The deserted building was old
and decrepit.
Irregular: Fallen bricks blocked the
entry.
Copy chart from bottom of P. 172 in textbook.

5. Participial Phrases
A participial phrase consists of a participle plus its modifiers and complements.
Ex. They spied a shape lurking in the
dark shadows.
Frightened by the sight, they
stopped cold.