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Phrase Types

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Which is participle and which is gerund?
Remember, particples (and participial phrases) are adjectives; gerunds are nouns.

I tried calming him down, but he was too angry.
I started thinking about my future and planning for it.
Exercising in the early morning is the only way I can ever find time.
Thinking about my future, I put my game away and got to work.
The toast, burnt to a crisp, tasted horrible and stank up the kitchen.

Gerunds
Participles

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1.

Drag the participial phrase into the "drop area." Here:

Mmuae Afoforo a Wobɛpaw:

to go home

running in the woods

over the bridge

into the woods

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Drag the prepositional phrase into the "drop area." Here:

Mmuae Afoforo a Wobɛpaw:

into the woods

to go home

jumping over logs

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3.

Please categorize the following phrases:

under the table
to give presents to everyone
thinking about her dad
his hands trembling
slurping her soup
to eat breakfast
her eybrows arched in surprise
through the woods

Participial Phrase
Prepositional Phrase
Infinitive Phrase
Absolute Phrase