Participles
That hymn, sung by many generations of churchgoers, is my favorite.
Hymn
sung by many generations of churchgoers
Staring up at the tall buildings, the wallet fell from Jasmine’s purse.
As Jasmine was staring up at the tall buildings he wallet fell from her purse.
Dancing is great fun
Subject
My dog needs to take a walk
DO
to take a walk
Grizzly bears are impressive animals to see in the wild.
ADJ
Phil, worn out by his long trip, slept for twelve hours.
Phil
Worn out by his long trip
Shocked by the foul language on television, the remote control dropped from Aunt Sherry’s hand.
Shocked by the foul language on television, Aunt Sherry dropped the remote control.
My favorite activity is using my smartphone
Subject complement
using my smartphone
Thomas wants to take swimming lessons
take swimming lessons
To identify the location of objects around them, dolphins use echolocation
ADV
To identify the location of objects around them
Driven from their homelands, many people each year seek refuge in the United States.
Driven from their homelands
Running across Tropical Park, the paddle boats on the lake appeared to be floating on air.
Running across Tropical Park, I saw the paddle boats on the lake appeared to be floating on air.
Do you enjoy swimming?
DO
To see the northern lights in person is incredible.
To see the northern lights in person
Sub
Pablo is an important person to know.
ADJ
To know
The basketball team, encouraged by its performance in the semifinals, went on to the finals.
team
encouraged by its performance in the semifinals
Running consistently every day, the workouts steadily became easier.
Running consistently every day, he found that the workouts steadily became easier.
Why don't you like writing essays?
Writing essays
DO
Jay’s greatest aspiration was to climb Mount McKinley.
SC
to climb Mount McKinley.
To sleep, bats hang upside down.
ADV
To sleep
The cookies, baked this morning, were all gone by five o'clock.
Cookies
baked this morning
The Grand Canyon was the highlight, driving through the Southwest.
The Grand Canyon was the highlight as we drove through the Southwest.
Competition is trying to do better than your opponent
SC
trying to do better than your opponent
Jim decided to take the car for a test drive.
DO
to take the car for a test drive.
I need a book to read on the beach
to read on the beach
ADJ