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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Example participle phrase

Could you make a sentence with a participle phrase that starts with a past participle and that has no preposition?
  

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Does this work? Exhausted and thirsty, Dan could run no longer.

— Philip

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  • Exhausted and thirsty, Dan could run no longer.
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Does this work?
Exhausted and thirsty, Dan could run no longer.
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AnonymousCould you make a sentence with a participle phrase that starts with a past participle and that has no preposition?
Feeling irritated by the loud music next door, Paul called the police for help.
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grammarfreakFeeling irritated
Oops! It starts with a present participle. The request was for a past participle.
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CalifJim grammarfreakFeeling irritatedOops! It starts with a present participle. The request was for a past participle. CJ
And it has a preposition.
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AnonymousCould you make a sentence with a participle phrase that starts with a past participle and that has no preposition?
Roasted too long, the meat will be tough and dry.

CJ
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CalifJim grammarfreakFeeling irritatedOops! It starts with a present participle. The request was for a past participle. CJ
Ooops!
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Considered a delicacy, Kobe beef fetches quite a hefty price.
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Aspara GusGlazed with honey barbecue sauce, the ribs caused my mouth to water.
The request was, no preposition. I made the same "ooops".
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grammarfreakThe request was, no preposition.
Indeed. I changed it. (I’ve got to stop skimming posts!)
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PhilipExhausted and thirsty, Dan could run no longer.
Maybe I’m splitting hairs, but I wouldn’t call exhausted a participial phrase/clause here, but an adjective phrase headed by the adjective exhausted, which is derived from a past participle.
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