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So a participle phrase is one that begins with a participle, which is just a verb (action) that is turned into an adjective (describing word).
So like, to "burn" is a verb. If we say "burned toast" it's an adjective.
to "work" is a verb, and it's an adjective when we say "working woman."
Grab a book of yours. I'm gonna grab "Epic Fantasy Short Stories" by Philippa Semper.
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1.To Jing-mei's mother, America is the Land of Opportunity. She has high hopes that her daughter will be a great success as a prodigy. She's not precisely sure where her daughter's talents lie, but she is sure that her daughter possesses great ability — it is simply a matter of finding the right avenue for Jing-mei's talents. First, Mrs. Woo tries to mold her daughter into a child actress, but that doesn't work. Then she tries intellectual tests clipped from popular magazines. Jing-mei doesn't show promise in this area, either. Finally, Mrs. Woo hits upon the answer: Jing-mei will be a piano virtuoso.
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president of Worldwide Marketing Blaire Rich discussed the target audience for the marketing campaing of Joaquin Phoenix's 'Joker'.
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In this passage from Henry David Thoreau's Walden, the narrator uses strong sensory language to create clear images - to, in essence, paint a clear picture in words - of the forest and the hills. The narrator is able, through the use of such strong sensory language and imagery to give the read a clear image of what he is describing, which, in turns, makes the scene he is describing come to life.
