1. A participle is a verb form that is used as an b. adjective.
A participle is a verbal that act as an adjective in a sentence. There are two types of participles: the present participle, which ends in -ing, like winning, and the past participle which is formed from the past tense of a verb, and therefore they usually have the endings -ed, -d, -t, -en, or -n, such as swollen and broken.
2. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence below:
Rising early, I saw the sun come up.
a. Rising early.
Participial phrases consist of a participle (E.g.: winning, rising, swollen) and their modifiers (E.g.: early). In this sentence, then, the participial phrase is Rising early.
3. A gerund is a verb form that is used as a a. noun.
A gerund is a verbal that acts as a noun in a sentence. This verbal is formed with the root of a verb + ing (or the present participle form of a verb). An example of a sentence with a gerund: Jogging is a good way to build one's strength and stamina.
