Present
Past
Misplaced
Dangling
Questions
100
The laughing baby hit the dog.
Laughing modifies baby
100
The barking dog bit his mean owner.
Barking modifies dog
100
Loaded with sour cream, Mary ate her baked potato.
Mary ate her baked potato loaded with cheese.
100
Facing the bully, fear came.
Facing the bully, John feared.
100
What is a verbal?
A word that looks like a verb but acts as something else.
200
The drowning boy was rescued.
Drowning modifies rescued
200
The lost child looked for his mother.
Lost modifies child
200
Filled with candy, Matt gave his teacher a new container.
Matt gave his teacher a new container filled with candy.
200
Accidentally thrown away, Larry was punished.
Accidentally thrown away, the retainers were missing and Larry was punished.
200
Participle phrases contain participles (verbals) that act like what part of speech?
Adjectives
300
Delivering the mail, the mailman was bitten by a dog.
Delivering the mail modifies mailman
300
Annoyed by his parents, the teenager argued with his parents.
Annoyed by his parents modifies teenager
300
Playing the piano flawlessly, the audience applauded Jaime.
Playing the piano flawlessly, Jaime received applause from the audience.
300
Yelling at his mother, Peter's bottom was smacked.
Yelling at his mother, Peter was smacked on his bottom.
300
Present participles always have what ending?
-ing
400
The church has ministries involving people of all ages.
Involving people of all ages modifies ministries
400
Mrs. Aguirre, known for being hangry, is my teacher.
Known for being hangry modifies Mrs. Aguirre
400
Mr. C was in trouble with his boss, known for being late often.
Mr. C, known for being late often, was in trouble with his boss.
400
Greatly outnumbered, France won the battle.
Because Britain was greatly outnumbered, France won the battle.
400
Name 2 common past participle endings
-ed, -en
500
My lunch, consisting of pizza and fries, was delicious.
Consisting of pizza and fries modifies lunch
500
Confused by the story, Jim re-read the story to himself and to the confused class.
Confused by the story modifies Jim/ confused modifies class
500
Working late again, Sam was promoted by his boss, praised as a hard-worker.
Working late again, Sam, praised as a hard-worker, was promoted by his boss.
500
Winning the competition, the judges gave out the medals.
Winning the competition, the winners received medals from the judges.
500
What is the difference between dangling & misplaced participle phrases/modifiers?
Misplaced modifiers modify the wrong word in the sentence. Dangling modifiers modify a word that is not even in the sentence.
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