The Participial Phrase.pptVIP

The Participial Phrase Participial phrases, mostly acting as adjectives, begin with a participle and end with an object or with a modifier. EX: The girl sitting on the sofa is my sister. (from “ The girl who is sitting on the sofa is my sister.) EX: Sitting on the sofa, the girl remained silent. (from “ The girl sat on the sofa and remained silent.”) Application 2-2 Place parentheses around the participial phrases in sentence 1-5. Those people applying late were turned down. Beginning tomorrow, deliveries will be made on Tuesdays. All buildings requiring paint are located in the north part of town. Needed immediately, she wasted no time getting there. We ate every hamburger served on a fresh bun. How to reduce clauses to participial phrases- 1 1. The car which is standing there costs a great deal. -That car (standing there) costs a great deal. 將形容詞子句省略 which與 Be 動詞，因為是主動句，留下以V-ing開頭的分詞片語，為限定的形容詞片語，限定that car是特定的某部車，所以不用逗點。 2. The man who stole the bike ran away. - The man ( stealing the bike ) ran away. 將主動句的形容詞子句省略who，stole改成 stealing 開頭的分詞片語 3. Her brother, who lives in Taipei, will be back home next Sunday. - Her brother, ( living in Taipei ), will be back home next Sunday. 非限定的形容詞子句改成分詞片語，此片語在句中，所以兩個逗點需保留。 此片語補充說明 Her brother，可見弟弟只有一個，所以沒有限定是哪一個。 Exercise 1 1. People who enjoy classical music do not know the pleasure of ?pop music. -People enjoying classical music do not know the pleasure of ?pop music. 2. The tunnel which joins the two towns is shut down. - The tunnel joining the two towns is shut down. 3. The police officers who are investigating the murder are looking for two suspects. -The police officers investigating the murder are looking for two suspects. How to reduce clauses to participial phrases- 2 Exercise 2 1. The man who had been injured in the accident was taken to the hospital. -The man injured in the accident was taken to the hospital. 2. The money which was stolen in the robbery was never found. -The money stolen in th