Methods Of Subordination: Participles

Question 1

What is Subordination?

Answer 1

A device for avoiding choppy sentences and overuse of compound sentences

Question 2

How do you generally subordinate an idea, phrase, or clause?

Answer 2

Make it depend on a main clause

Question 3

What are Verbals?

Answer 3

Verb forms that do not function as a verb in a sentence

Question 4

What are the three types of Verbals?

Answer 4

• Participles (verb used as adjective)
• Gerund (verb used as noun)
• Infinitive (verb starting with ‘to-‘)

Question 5

What is a Verbal phrase?

Answer 5

• Since verbals are still verbs, they can have their own complements and modifiers
• Therefore, a verbal phrase is a verbal with complements/modifiers

Question 6

What is an introductory Participial phrase?

Answer 6

• When a participial phrase (participle verbal) is used in front of the main clause
• separated from main clause with a comma