Participial and Gerund Phrases English II

Write five sentences, each containing one or more gerund phrases.

1. I was sitting there. 2. Running three miles, takes a great deal of effort. 3. Eating shellfish quickly, is a bad idea. 4. Jogging for an hour, is my favorite exercise. 5. The contractor was given a new building on Mayberry street.

Write five sentences, each containing one or more participial phrases.

1. Walking on the beach, Delores dodged the jellyfish that had washed ashore. 2. The horse trotting up to the fence hopes that you have an apple or carrot. 3. The water drained slowly in the pipe clogged with dog hair. 4. Eaten by mosquitoes, we wished that we had made hotel, not campsite, reservations. 5. Brimming with confidence, Jack blurted the answer.

Locate the gerund phrase and identify its noun use. Declining an invitation can be difficult.

Gerund Phrase: Declining an invitation Noun Use: subject

Locate the gerund phrase and identify its noun use. We avoided the holiday crowd by shopping early.

Gerund Phrase: shopping early Noun Use: object of preposition

Locate the gerund phrase and identify its noun use. She dreams of skiing in Switzerland.

Gerund Phrase: skiing in Switzerland Noun Use: object of preposition

Locate the gerund phrase and identify its noun use. He heard the chattering of the blue jays.

Gerund Phrase: the chattering of the blue jays. Noun Use: direct object

Locate the gerund phrase and identify its noun use. Nancy's job is washing dishes.

Gerund Phrase: washing dishes Noun Use: predicate noun

Locate the participial phrase and the word modified. Approaching the curve, the car slowed down.

Participle Phrase: Approaching the curve Word Modified: car

Locate the participial phrase and the word modified. The ship, buffeted by the storm, struggled to safety.

Participle Phrase: buffeted by the storm Word Modified: ship

Locate the participial phrase and the word modified. I heard Melissa practicing the clarinet.

Participle Phrase: practicing the clarinet Word Modified: Melisa

Identify the participle and any modifiers or object it may have. Answer "NONE" if appropriate. The trainer, armed with a whip, entered the cage.

Participle: armed Modifier: with a whip Object of the participle: NONE

Identify the participle and any modifiers or object it may have. Answer "NONE" if appropriate. Joe, injured by the ball, left the game.

Participle: injured Modifier: by the ball Object of the participle: NONE

Identify the participle and any modifiers or object it may have. Answer "NONE" if appropriate. The boys playing football look tired.

Participle: playing Modifier: NONE Object of the participle: football