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* see [https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/gerund-phrase/ Gerund Phrase (gingersoftware.com)] | * see [https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/gerund-phrase/ Gerund Phrase (gingersoftware.com)] | ||
=== participial phrase === | === participial or participle phrase === | ||
* a type of adjective phrase | * a type of adjective phrase | ||
* participial phrases "show" (describe, act as modifier) rather than "tell" (show action) | |||
* uses the -ing or -ed form of a verb that acts as an adjective | * uses the -ing or -ed form of a verb that acts as an adjective | ||
** note that the "-ing" form of a verb can also be a verb (participle) or a noun (gerund) | ** note that the "-ing" form of a verb can also be a verb (participle) or a noun (gerund) | ||
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*** the present participle (-ing form) acts as an adjective | *** the present participle (-ing form) acts as an adjective | ||
*** so the phrase, "Thinking I was late" is an adjective phrase (using a participial) that adds descriptive information to the main clause, "I rushed to work" | *** so the phrase, "Thinking I was late" is an adjective phrase (using a participial) that adds descriptive information to the main clause, "I rushed to work" | ||
** or can also follow the main clause, as in : "I rushed to work, thinking I was late" | ** or can also follow the main clause, as in : "I rushed to work, thinking I was late"\ | ||
=== prepositional phrase === | === prepositional phrase === | ||