Present And Past Participle
Present participle The verb form ending in –ing. The present participle combines with the auxiliary be to form the progressive verb forms. She was crying. Alice was knitting. It can also occur in a...
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Participial Adjective And Participial Relative Clause
Participial adjective A word-form which is identical in form to the participle of a verb but which functions as an adjective. Barking dogs seldom bite. A rolling stone gathers no moss. I love the...
Dangling Participle
A participle which does not have a subject in the sentence is called a dangling participle or hanging participle. For example, in Driving down the road, a deer leapt out in front of me,...