12 min
4: Participles English Eden Podcast
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- Kurser
Link to the script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hnGSkqlWdcUYkov2TMQZYdM2c4iof53EHCYsEFmJay0/edit?usp=sharing
Example problems:
Identify the participle phrases in each sentence.
1. Beating the drums, he gave courage to the men in the battle.
2. Eating all of the cinnamon rolls, my mouth was too full for me to explain myself.
3. I lived out my sadness from the breakup, playing sad songs and eating ice cream.
4. I went jogging, knowing my lungs would hate me, for four miles in the morning.
5. Having beaten cancer, my grandpa is a hero to many.
6. Where should the commas go in this sentence: I saw Bob fiddling with a stick.
Answers:
1. Beating the drums 2. Eating all of the cinnamon rolls 3. playing sad songs and eating ice cream 4. knowing my lungs would hate me 5. having beaten cancer. 6. No commas are necessary because the participle phrase comes immediately after what it describes at the end of a sentence.
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Link to the script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hnGSkqlWdcUYkov2TMQZYdM2c4iof53EHCYsEFmJay0/edit?usp=sharing
Example problems:
Identify the participle phrases in each sentence.
1. Beating the drums, he gave courage to the men in the battle.
2. Eating all of the cinnamon rolls, my mouth was too full for me to explain myself.
3. I lived out my sadness from the breakup, playing sad songs and eating ice cream.
4. I went jogging, knowing my lungs would hate me, for four miles in the morning.
5. Having beaten cancer, my grandpa is a hero to many.
6. Where should the commas go in this sentence: I saw Bob fiddling with a stick.
Answers:
1. Beating the drums 2. Eating all of the cinnamon rolls 3. playing sad songs and eating ice cream 4. knowing my lungs would hate me 5. having beaten cancer. 6. No commas are necessary because the participle phrase comes immediately after what it describes at the end of a sentence.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tyler-haack/support
12 min