Rochester Institute of Technology

-ED/-ING Participles - Appropriate Participles

For each sentence below, choose the correct participle by clicking one of the two choices provided. Remember that the -ing participle is associated with the SOURCE and the -ed participle is associated ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

-ED/-ING Participles - Verb or Adjective?

Read each of the sentences below and indicate whether the highlighted -ing or -ed word is functioning as a verb (or part of a verb phrase) or as an adjective (participle). Indicate your choice by ...
Christian Science Monitor

The many ways ‘-ing’ makes a word

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
Los Angeles Times

Getting modifiers close to words they modify

Now that I have your attention, I’d like to talk about dangling participles. This most famous of danglers is must-know stuff for any self-respecting smarty-pants. Not because the concept will help ...