The Participial Phrase and the Gerund Phrase: How to Tell Them Apart

In this lesson, we'll learn about the participial phrase and the gerund phrase. The participial functions as an adjective and the gerund functions as a noun.
Participles and gerunds are types of verbals. A verbal is a verb form that can function as a noun, an adjective, or even an adverb.
Because the participial and the gerund both end in -ing, this causes confusion for many students.
In this video, you'll learn how to distinguish the participial phrase from the gerund phrase.
A short quiz is given.
Learn more about participles: • Participles | Definiti...

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