Verbal Phrases and Participle Phrases

The basics of verbal phrases and participle phrases

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Thank you! Your video covered some of the tricky aspects of participles and their phrases.

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[@ikreamben5478]

She is really excited considering all the people that will be there . The participle phrase starts with really or excited

[@janjoonnnnnnnn]

Hello!! I know I saw this 1 year later but hopefully, it can still help! so "excited" is the verb that the girl is doing and considering is going to be the present participle which makes the participle phrase be: considering all the people that will be there since now we know the participle phrase, now we need to know that he gave us a tip that we can remove the participle phrase which is "considering all the people that will be there" so let's try removing the participle phrase, now, how will it sound? She is really excited! does that make sense? Yess, it does make sense!! and now you know the participle phrase!! LET'S CONCLUDE!: SUBJECT: SHE ADVERB: REALLY (Since it is describing how excited she is so it is basically describing a verb sooo it is an adverb!) VERB: EXCITED PARTICIPLE: CONSIDERING (In present tense) PARTICIPLE PHRASE: CONSIDERING ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE THERE! HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!.✨

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Swimming is the subject of the sentence. Swimming is good for us. Off topic. I get this . Nouns n pronouns . Ok. I used to teach. What is good for us ? No problem. TY.

[@silentdreamlands8553]

The broken lightsaber made a terrible squeaking noise. I'm probably over think it, but why isn't squeaking a participle as well, and why isn't it discussed?

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[@bonbonpony]

01:50 Can you show an example of a present participle that doesn't end in "-ing"? 05:00 Star Wars is still amazing without the participle :) 06:14 You're right that it doesn't make any sense, but from a different reason: you didn't underline the entire constituent part.

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[@moontuple]

9:47 isn’t Liz the modifier? Because her is also liz which liz carrying her broken flip-flops in her hands

[@guillermodelacruz2504]

Hi! One question, in the second sentence given from the minute 2:30 as an example of construction that changes the meaning: "Twiggy caught a chipmunk running like the wind". It is possible to keep the original meaning (Twiggy ran like the wind) by adding a comma like this: "Twiggy caught a chipmunk, running like the wind"? Thanks in advance!

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[@bhenz-sm9om]

so it means the Participle phrases even i removed the subject or the participle the sentence remains intact?... but the gerund phrases is not?

[@ouidadaa1411]

Gave birth to three kids , Liza still looks amazing . Is this sentence correct . Thank you in advance ✌️

[@mariamkinen8036]

I probably break all the rules , all the time... the mrs something was concise on these , in one. At one go. Keep them close to the words they modify.

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[@sanstheskeleton2023]

Still over my head. It makes more sense than my English book though!

[@neilhepworth6968]

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[@Faraaz00723]

Hello. Can a present participle be used as adverbs?

[@daniabatool8079]

7:35 Can "squeaking" be the adjective gerund phrase also ..cz it's modifying 'noise' here .. So, can we have two gerund phrases in a sentence

[@ctrla4717]

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[@SharonWilliam-kl2he]

In the sentence, " The broken lightsaber made a terrible squeaking noise." isn't 'squeaking' a participle?

[@ikreamben5478]

What about Squeaking is it a participle adj?

[@learnerlearner2189]

Thanks Teacher for sharing these valuable videos for English learners. May I ask you a question? "The London underground is the oldest system, having opened in 1863." Are the second part of above as " participle phrase" or not? Is it acts like adjective in sentence ? Or is it a reduced for of adverb clause?

[@neilhepworth6968]

Hm. A good question. Without having shopped around for an answer with my other teacher friends, I would say that it is a participle phrase that is modifying "London underground". I would also add that the sentence would be more clearly written if the participle were place next to (or in front of) the words it modifies.

[@learnerlearner2189]

Thanks teacher for your explanation. What makes me most confused is that I don't know why the writer used 'have +pp' . Instead we can use 'opened or opening' . I just want to know when we can use 'have +pp' in the participle phrases? Thanks

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[@mariamkinen8036]

Will try to write the essentials down. Not hard. Repetition. The native view-point is interesting. Deeper.

[@youthadvocacynepal]

Can participle work as adverbial meaning?

[@emmanuelgonzales3961]

Thanks a lot Sir. Great example. except at the last one... it was very confusing.

[@herbalifeguru]

The last one is still pretty straightforward if you remember that "you can part with the participle phrase". It makes sense if you just say "Liz accidently stomped on a grasshopper", because it's the main part of the sentence. "Carrying her broken flip-flops in her hands" is just adding detail but it's not really necessary. That's why it's the participle phrase. :)

[@emmanuelgonzales3961]

+Rach Elle Very well said. Thanks a lot.

[@neilhepworth6968]

You are correct. Nicely explained. :)

[@ohmikans]

Can an absolute phrase be used in speeches?

[@rawanmahmoud2713]

Excuse me I've got a sentence that says " the sea gulls gliding through the air looked like pieces of paper caught in the wind "Gliding through the air" is a participial phrase or a gerund phrase ?

[@neilhepworth6968]

"Gliding through the air" is a participle because it describes the seagulls, and because you can take it out, and the sentence you're left with is still a complete sentence: "The seagulls looked like pieces of paper caught in the wind."

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Hi Mr. Neil Hepworth, I just had an English grammar test and there's a confused question not clear to me. Here's that question: AS (COOK) _______ DINNER SHE WILL GO OUT FOR SOMETIME. I don't know what type of the verb 'cook' should be. My teacher said it should be 'cooking'. Is it right? Would you check the question and give me the correct answer. Thanks!

[@neilhepworth6968]

+Hà Hồ Sỹ Um...I have no idea - what is the sentence actually trying to say? If that's the way the question was worded, well, even I would find it very confusing...

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[@kk_zuniga1168]

Dis confused me even more

[@mahamedyasin1847]

dear teacher please solve this problem (time or reason)(since,as,because, when, while)( participles phrases guta was advised by his teacher. guta started to behave properly. advised by his teacher,guta started to behave properly. the boy was punished by his mother. the boy refused to eat his dinner. punished by his mother,the boy to eat his dinner.

[@mariamkinen8036]

Carrying her broken. adj. flip-flops in her hands says it all. I get it. Carrying where? Adverb.

[@yuan-lungcheng3888]

Thank you for your video. I read a senctence which bothered me lately: “the building collapsed, killing 15 people.” Though I understood it, was it grammatically incorrect? The building can’t kill. It is the event that killed 15 people. Accordingly, “the building collapsed, which killed 15 people” should be better. Not really sure about myself. Or is there another rule in English about this?

[@neilhepworth6968]

Indeed, in English the building can kill. So, yes, the sentence is grammatically correct. Glad you enjoyed the video. :)

[@yuan-lungcheng3888]

Really appreciate your response. still a little confused about the building can kill....May I have you opinion on the sentence, "the building collapsed and killed 15 people?" Thank you.

[@neilhepworth6968]

It is correct.

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[@MilagroKreativo]

would you tell me if a past participle verb can be an adjective or can modify a noun?

[@neilhepworth6968]

+Eduardo Bracamonte Yes, all participles always act as adjectives and must modify nouns (if there's no noun being modified, we call that a dangling modifier and it makes English teachers cranky. Here is an example of a past participle: "I passed the shiny new cars lined up neatly like Crayons in a newly opened box." In this sentence the past participle phrase is "lined up neatly like Crayons in a newly opened box," and it modifies the word cars. Does this answer your question?

[@MilagroKreativo]

A little bit!!! You know that I am a foreing English language learner and It is so difficult to me understand pretty well English grammar forgetting Spanish grammar... But, in the following sentence: We're in a recently built addition to the Santa Monica office... (1) What is the function of the verb "built"? It is a part of a paragraph which I am reading to focus on verbal clauses. thank you so much for your attention.

[@neilhepworth6968]

+Eduardo Bracamonte In this sentence "built" is acting like a participle. Actually the complete participle phrase is "recently built" because you must look for modifiers in a participle phrase, and in this cast, "recently" is an adverb modifying the word "built". So, the entire participle phrase, "recently built" is a past participle (because "built" is past-tense) which is modifying the word "addition".

[@zsj382387304]

what is the difference between participles and relative clause? for example, I found a picture of Dark Vader sitting on a camel, or I found a picture of Dark Vader who sits on a camel.

[@neilhepworth6968]

A participle is a verb being used as an adjective. An adjective clause also acts like an adjective, but a clause contains both a subject (in this case "who", a pronoun), and a verb (in this case "sits"). Make sense?

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What about [ ended up+verb+ing]?!

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Excuse me, where can I get your book which appears in your video?

[@neilhepworth6968]

+Eduardo Bracamonte The book we use in class is the Language Network (2001) published by McDougal Littell with the orange cover. As for where to buy it...um, the internet, I guess. I dunno - it's just our standard textbook.

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Mmm thank you to respond my request but I thought that book was from you. I mean, it would be hard to find it... By the way, I like your videos, they are helpful for NON-NEST!!!

[@rowaidasalah292]

This happen when u lose the english period,it was my false i am the one who came late,uh,whatever.Still i didn't understand the verbal.I want to ask question is that mean that the verbal is the same as participle?

[@neilhepworth6968]

There are three types of verbals: participial phrases, gerund phrases, and infinitive phrases. So all participles are verbals, but not all verbals are participles.

[@ashfakzaman]

which textbook?

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10:21

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4:22 OHHHHHH dear OHHHHHHHH dear OH OH OH OHHHHHH DEAR

[@forestrowan6879]

can you do adjective and adverb phrases

[@neilhepworth6968]

+Kat Rivera Adjective phrases are the prepositional phrases, participle phrases and infinitive phrases. Adverb phrases are the prepositional phrases and infinitive phrases.

[@forestrowan6879]

oh ok thank you :)

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She has a house...... What is the verb phrase in this sentence?

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[@javeline18_hoo]

4:13 What just happened there

[@zenaaburub8327]

Teacher I didn't understand the last example

[@neilhepworth6968]

+Zena Abu Rub "Carrying her broken flip-flops in her hands, Liz accidentally stomped on a grasshopper." Specifically, what would you like me to explain better?

[@roseminty2976]

Lol poor grasshopper

[@animeworld1901]

what is the difference between adj phrase and a participle phrase can any one answer me please

[@neilhepworth6968]

All participle phrases are adjectives, but not all adjective phrases are participles. Prepositional phrases, and some infinitive phrases can also act like adjectives. Hope this helps.

[@animeworld1901]

+Neil Hepworth thanks a lot sir

[@shwetapalakkode5172]

Is squeaking not a participle?

[@neilhepworth6968]

Yes, it is. I'm not really sure why I didn't talk about it--but you're right.

[@shwetapalakkode5172]

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[@lolylovato87]

A beautiful girl wearing a little white apron.is it a verbal phrase??

[@neilhepworth6968]

+loly lovato "wearing a little white apron" is a participle phrase that modifies the word "girl".

[@javeline18_hoo]

Had a fun time watching this but still couldn't understand

[@swervo4195]

"carrying her broken flip-flops in her hand" isn't it a clause instead of a phrase?

[@neilhepworth6968]

Clauses must have a subject and verb, but when a passage start with a verb, like "carrying", then there is no subject. So, no, it is just a participle phrase.

[@swervo4195]

Thank you for clarifying it

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[@Sin_Lord]

Lol, I didn't have the book. Anyone else forced to watch this?

[@neilhepworth6968]

You say "forced" like it's a bad thing... :)