1. Participial Phrases • Participles describe nouns or pronouns • Present participles always end in ing • Past participles always end in ed • 1. STANDING there in the middle of the street, Marty suddenly thought of Halloween. • 2. Professor Kazan, WEARING a spotlessly white tropical suit and a wide-brimmed hat, was the first ashore. • 3. The tent, ILLUMINED by candle, glowed warmly in the midst of the plain. • 4. ENCHANTED and ENTHRALLED,I stopped her constantly for details.

2. Participial Phrases was waiting on the landing outside Bernard wearing a black turtleneck sweater, dirty flannels, and slippers Bernard, wearing a black turtleneck sweater, dirty flannels, and slippers, was waiting on the landing outside. Wearing a black turtleneck sweater, dirty flannels, and slippers, Bernard was waiting on the landing.

3. Participial Phrases coming down the pole with no control over my movements had a sense I of being whirled violently through the air Coming down the pole, I had a sense of being whirled violently through the air with no control over my movements.