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Verbal Participial Phrase (Day 2)

Participial phrases begin with verbs ending with

ing

,

ed

, d, n, t.Slide2

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Several planes circled the airport,

and they waited their turns to land

.Slide3

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Circling the airport,

several planes waited their turn to land.

Several planes

, circling the airport,

waited their turn to land.Slide4

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A

girl was waiting for a bus,

and she was carrying an umbrella.

Bob was looking at the snow,

and he

saw rabbit

tracks. Slide5

2

A girl

, carrying an umbrella,

was waiting for a bus.

Carrying

an umbrella,

a girl was waiting for a bus.

Bob,

looking at the snow,

saw rabbit tracks.

Looking at the snow,

Bob saw rabbit tracks.Slide6

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1. Mrs. Kerns held on to the purse-snatcher,

and she shouted for help.

(

ing

)

2. Mr. Day sued my father, and

he claimed that the accident was his fault

.

(

ing

)

3. Fred stood at the window,

and he saw the lightning.

(

ing

)

4. The company expected a strike

,

and it bought a large amount of steel.

(

ing

)

5. We walked along the shore

, and we looked for a place to swim. (

ing

)

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1. Holding on to the purse-snatcher,

Mrs. Kern shouted for help.

Mrs. Kern

, holding on to the purse-snatcher,

shouted for help

.

2. Mr. Day sued my father

, claiming that the accident was his fault

.

3. Standing at the window,

Fred saw the lightning strike.

Fred

, standing at the window,

saw the lightning strike.Slide8

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4.

Expecting a strike,

the company bought a

large amount

of steel

The company

, expecting a strike,

bought

a

large

amount of steel.

5. We

walked along the shore

, looking for a

place

to

swim

.

Looking for a place to swim,

we walked along

the

shore.