Participles
The cheering and clapping spectators greeted their team.
"cheering" and "clapping" (modifying "spectators")
Studying usually pays off with higher scores.
"Studying" (subject)
After school, I like to walk home.
"to walk" (direct object)
Tacos, one of the most popular items on the menu, are a staple here.
"items" ("tacos")
Cracked and warped records were stored in the old trunk in the attic.
"cracked" and "warped" (modifying "records")
His specialty is barbecuing on the grill.
"barbecuing" (predicate nominative)
He is ready to go to the school dance on Friday.
"to go" (modifying "ready")
She asked everyone where her friend Mary had gone.
"Mary" ("friend")
Mars, known to the Greeks as Ares, was the god of war.
"known" (modifying "Mars")
Why won't the dog stop barking?
"barking" (direct object)
After school, we went to my house to practice.
"to practice" (modifying "went")
They sang the hymn "Jesus Loves Me" at the funeral.
"Jesus Loves Me" ("hymn")
They imagined him dressed in shining armor.
"Dressed" (modifying "him")
Considering the other choices, she decided on walking.
"walking" (object of a preposition)
I learned to play the piano with dexterity and expression.
"to play" (direct object)
I'll have a sandwich, tuna salad on rye bread, please.
"salad" ("sandwich")
Prepared to run the last leg of the rely race, she reached for the baton.
"Prepared" (modifying "she")
He is considering running for president.
"running" (direct object)
To be the president seems like a horrible job.
"to be" (subject)
Those three men—a trucker, a policeman, and a teacher—helped me get my car off the road.
"trucker," "policeman," and "teacher" ("men")