7th Participle Phrases

III. Participle Phrases

​A. They begin with a participle

B. Add words and phrases to the participle

C. Many times there is a comma or a set of commas

D. What can be added

1. a noun

Example: Running the marathon, Kyle was the winner.

Multiple Choice

What is the participial phrase?

The girl, singing the song, has a nice voice.

• the girl

• singing

• singing the song

• has a nice voice

​D. What can be added

2. An adverb

Example: Barking loudly, the dog was annoying everyone.

Multiple Choice

What is the participial phrase?

The fire, burning violently, was difficult to control.

• burning

• burning violently

• difficult

• difficult to control

D. What can be added

3. Prepositional phrase

Example: Running with her friends, Marie tripped and fell.

Multiple Choice

What is the participial phrase?

The car, speeding through the city, lost control and hit a pole.

• speeding through the city

• lost control

• hit a pole

• the car

D. What can be added

4. All or a combination of 1-3

Example: Cleaning my room quickly after school, I still had time to play video games.

Multiple Choice

What is the participial phrase?

The cat, eating the dog's food from his bowl quickly, raced off before the dog could catch her.

• eating the dog's food

• eating the dog's food from his bowl

• eating the dog's food from his bowl quickly raced

• eating the dog's food from his bowl quickly