This example is known as a dangling participle. Our earlier example would be something like this:īarking loudly, the whole neighborhood woke up. In this case, the participial phrase is “barking loudly.” The subject of the participial phrase is also the subject of the sentence: the noun “dog.”īut what happens when the subject of the participle and the subject of the sentence are different? Consider this example:īarking loudly, the dog woke up the whole neighborhood. One common way participial phrases appear is as an introduction to a sentence. Sometimes participles come in phrases – groups of words that act together in a sentence. Here, the participle “barking” acts like an adjective that describes the noun “dog.” The barking dog woke up the whole neighborhood. In other words, they give extra information about nouns or pronouns. Participles are verbals, but they often act as adjectives. The past has a few special flavors of its own such as the –ed or –en ending, among others. The present participle is the verb with an –ing ending. Much like our sodas, participles come in a few different flavors: present and past. Because they come from verbs, participles are known as verbals.
The drinks contain many of the same things - carbonated water, sugar, or high fructose corn syrup - but they also have different flavors and colors.īut instead of carbonated water or sugar, participles have the verb as their raw ingredient.
You see it has Coke, Pepsi, Sprite, among others. Imagine you walk into a small shop that sells sodas or sweet drinks. Let’s start with a few important terms and ideas.
You will learn about how to identify and correct dangling participles. These structures can reduce clarity in communication. In today’s Everyday Grammar, we will explore a common issue in grammar classes: dangling participles.
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