Curated OER
Participial Phrases and Participles as Adjectives
Participles can be part of a verb phrase (participial phrase) or act as an adjective. Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how the verb "to wear" functions differently in various sentences.
Yossarian the Grammarian
Yossarian the Grammarian: Errors Involving Participial Phrases: Part I
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how to edit error in sentences that have participial phrases. [8:53]
Yossarian the Grammarian
Yossarian the Grammarian: Is My Participle a Verb or an Adjective?
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how to determine whether a participle is a verb or an adjective.
Yossarian the Grammarian
Participial Phrases and Participles as Adjectives: English Grammar Lesson
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains the topic of participial phrases and participles as adjectives. [4:34]
Yossarian the Grammarian
Sentence Diagramming 13: Participial Phrases and Standalone Participles
There seems to be quite a bit of confusion about when to add, and when not to add commas when working with independent and subordinate clauses. Learn about the rules in this video lesson. [4:38]
Yossarian the Grammarian
English Grammar Lesson: Past Participles and Present Participles
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains the differences among the following verb tenses: past tense verbs, present participle verbs, and past participle verbs. [4:28]
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Yossarian the Grammarian: Errors Involving Participial Phrases: Part Ii
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how to fix sentence errors that involve particpial phrases which incorporate the passive voice.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Participles and Participial Phrases
This lesson focuses on participles and participial phrases; it defines each and provides examples. It also offers tips for finding participles in sentences and provides sample sentences with explanations. [6:38]