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participial phrase

A phrase built from a verb's -ing or -ed form that acts as an adjective.

A participial phrase is built from a verb's present participle (-ing) or past participle (-ed/irregular form) and functions as an adjective, describing a nearby noun.

Examples

  • Exhausted from the long shift, the nurse finally sat down.

See also

verbal dangling modifier
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