Joshua kindly read the first sentence.

Removing his coat, Jack rushed to the river.

Thank you.

Who rushed to the river while removing his coat?

Maribel.
Jack.
Good.

What is Jack doing when he rushed to river?

Vanessa.
Removing his coat.
Yes. Removing his coat.

Now, what is the noun in the sentence?

Mia.
Jack.
Very good.

What word describes Jack?

Ezekiel.
Removing.
Very good.

If removing describes the word Jack, what part of

speech is the word removing?

Princess.
Adjective.
Correct.

Does the word removing express an action?

Yes.
If it is expresses an action, what part of speech is the
word removing?

Gladys.
Verb.
Does the word removing used in the sentence to
describe the noun?
Yes.
Now, you said that the word removing is verb and is
used as an adjective, what then is it called?

Sharia.
Participle.
Exactly.
What is now the object in the sentence?

Amabelle.

Yes, his pants. His pants.

What do we call to a word that combines to the group

of words?

Jaidee.

Yes, phrase. Phrase.

Now if we combine the word removing which is

participle plus the object which is his pants, what is it
called?

Daisy.

Very good. Participle Phrase or Participial Phrase.

Again what part of speech is the word removing? Participle

How do we know that this phrase is really a participial

phrase?

Let’s try to remove the phrase. Does the sentence

stand alone?
Yes.
Therefore the words removing his pants is really a
participial phrase in the sentence.
Class remember that participle can be a past participle
and present participlein the sentence.