A sentence has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

A clause has a subject and verb and may or may not express a complete thought.

A phrase is a group of related words that does not contain a subject and a verb.

Participle A participle is a verb form used as an adjective. A participle is part verb and part adjective.

Example Present participle The simmering chili smelled wonderful.

Example Past participle A chipped tooth can be painful.

The smiling actors bowed to the audience. Seeing the weather forecast, the chaplain called off church.

The smiling actors bowed to the audience. Seeing the weather forecast, the chaplain called off church.

The actors were smiling. The chaplain is looking at the Weather forecast.

The actors were smiling. The chaplain is looking at the Weather forecast.

Pleased with his work, the artist smiled

Participle Phrases

Climbing the fence, the boy soon disappeared over the top.

Nominated by his classmates, the boy thanked them for their trust.

The game scheduled for Saturday has been postponed until Monday.

Assignment In groups of 3-4 Write down ten original sentences with a minimum of one participle phrase in each sentence.