Examples of Participial Phrases

• We saw Michael Jordan playing basketball.

  • The phrase here consists of a present participle and its object.
  • The participial phrase is modifying Michael Jordan.

• Disappointed with his first shot, Jordan rebounded the ball and scored a basket at the buzzer.

  • When starting a sentence with a participial phrase, always set it off with a comma.
  • The participial phrase is modifying Jordan.

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