{"id":74111,"date":"2020-04-19T06:06:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T06:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=74111"},"modified":"2024-06-09T10:02:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-09T10:02:46","slug":"participle-phrases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/participle-phrases\/","title":{"rendered":"Participle Phrases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When participles combine with other words, we get <strong>participle phrases. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Underline the participle phrases in the following sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Standing at the gate, he was bitten by a snake.<\/li><li>Running fast, he overtook his opponents.<\/li><li>God willing, we shall meet again.<\/li><li>The weather being fine, we went for a walk.<\/li><li>Driven by the rain, they took shelter in a cave.<\/li><li>We saw trees laden with fruits.<\/li><li>The men standing outside the gate were shouting slogans.<\/li><li>Having delivered the message, he departed.<\/li><li>She ran out holding a paper in her hand.<\/li><li>Having lost all his money, he went home.<\/li><li>Who is the girl sitting in that corner?<\/li><li>It being a cold evening, we all sat near the fireplace.<\/li><li>Sitting around the fire, they talked for hours.<\/li><li>Being the only applicant, he got the job.<\/li><li>Rejected by his friends and family, he lost all hope.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>standing at the gate<\/li><li>running fast<\/li><li>god willing<\/li><li>the weather being fine<\/li><li>driven by the rain<\/li><li>laden with fruits<\/li><li>standing outside the gate<\/li><li>having delivered the message<\/li><li>holding a paper in her hand<\/li><li>having lost all his money<\/li><li>sitting in that corner<\/li><li>it being a cold evening<\/li><li>sitting around the fire<\/li><li>being the only applicant<\/li><li>rejected by his friends and family <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/participle-phrases.htm\">What are participle phrases?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When participles combine with other words, we get participle phrases. Underline the participle phrases in the following sentences. Standing at the gate, he was bitten by a snake. Running fast, he overtook his opponents.&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[251],"tags":[2706,883],"class_list":["post-74111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grammar","tag-participle-phrases","tag-participles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74111"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77738,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74111\/revisions\/77738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}