Tense of Participial Phrases
Summary
Understanding the tense of participial phrases is crucial for GRE prep, highlighting the relationship between the tense of the main verb and the participial phrase.
- Participles are versatile modifiers but are limited in regards to tense.
- The tense of a participial phrase is determined by the tense of the main verb in the sentence.
- If the action in the participial phrase and the main clause occur at different times, a participial phrase cannot be used.
- Incorrect usage of participial phrases can be corrected by employing different types of modifiers, such as relative clauses.
Chapters
00:00
Introduction to Participial Phrases
01:08
Correcting Incorrect Participial Phrases
