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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 ===