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Differentiate

Differentiate . Dropping his books, Wesley ran toward us. Dropping his books, we saw Wesley run toward us. Driving home, a deer ran into the road. As we were driving home, a deer ran into the road. / Driving home, we saw a deer run into the road. . (Commas are important to Grandma).

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Differentiate

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  1. Differentiate • Dropping his books, Wesley ran toward us. • Dropping his books, we saw Wesley run toward us. • Driving home, a deer ran into the road. • As we were driving home, a deer ran into the road. / Driving home, we saw a deer run into the road.

  2. (Commas are important to Grandma) • Stephanie watered the sunflower, standing in the garden. • Stephanie watered the sunflower standing in the garden. • Standing in the garden, Stephanie watered the sunflower.

  3. The Dangled & Dangling

  4. A dangling participle modifies an unintended noun

  5. After rotting in the cellar for weeks, my brother brought out some shriveled potatoes. • After running five red lights, the police officer stopped the speeding motorist. • After sitting in the freezer for three hours, my mother served the ice cream cake roll. • Riding to the soccer field, a pothole nearly wrecked my bike. • Rushing from the restaurant, the crystal sugar bowl fell out of her pocket. • Featuring four GB of memory, we can strongly endorse this computer’s graphic potential.

  6. From Verb to Participle 1.) Let’s swim after class. 2.) Let’s hike the trail.

  7. Recapitulate • Biting his victim, the vampire felt a momentary thrill. • Shea knows that many advertising companies target girls in their early teens. • Jack waved at his cheering fans. • Beating you over the head with examples, I hope to make you understand participial phrases.

  8. Recapitulate • Sam turned away from the crushed bug on her desk. • Austin and Taylor were able to repair the broken faucet. • The frozen fish was an easy meal for Caroline to cook. • A broken clock, a smiling clown, and a hissing cat sat on Scott’s mantelpiece.

  9. Promiscuous Participles • Walking along the beach, the sun rose majestically over the ocean. • Exhausted, starting the housework at such a late hour seemed ridiculous. • Singing for all she was worth, we hoped desperately that Margaret would win the competition.

  10. Diagramming Participles

  11. Example 1 Babiescrying in the night bother me. The participial phrase is crying in the night. It modifies the noun babies. Example 2 Food frozen for over five years tastes icky. The participial phrase is frozen for over five years. It is modifies the noun food. Example 3 Burned on each side, the toast was inedible The participial phrase is burned on each side. It modifies the noun toast. Diagram 

  12. Example 4 Throwing rocks across the water, my friend smiled.

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