You’ve likely heard or read a participle before: combining the characteristics of a verb and an adjective , a participle is one of the building blocks of English grammar. Without them, your work would ...

Do you know what a participial phrase is? For a while, this topic as an area has largely been discussed among numerous learners. Even though it seems like it is a common thing, and occurs in most ...

Adjectives ending in -ing (and sometimes -ed) are called participles and must be used with care. Consider the following sentences: The robber ran from the policeman, still holding the money in his ...

The choice of appropriate forms of verbs is a problematic aspect of English usage among numerous non-native speakers. Verbs exist in three main forms, namely: present (sing), past (sang) and ...

Now that I have your attention, I’d like to talk about dangling participles. This most famous of danglers is must-know stuff for any self-respecting smarty-pants. Not because the concept will help ...