Hey 910 students! For this post, do your writing in Microsoft Word first and then copy your writing into the comment box. Here’s the task involving present participle phrases:
(1) Make a list of at least 5 present participle phrases related to “illness.”
and then…
(2) Finish this sentence by writing three present participle phrase free modifiers for each of the three positions left blank:
2 Present participle phrase free modifier,
1 Adrian ,/, coughed until his eyes teared up,
2/ present participle phrase free modifier
2 present participle phrase free modifier.
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Make a list of at least 5 present participle phrases related to “illness.”
• He was sick on Tuesday.
• He didn’t feel that well on Thursday.
• He had a big flu called the swine flu.
• He was coughing uncontrollably all day long
• They were kissing when one of them was unhealthy.
2 He never went to school this morning,
1 Adrian,/,coughed until his eyes teared up,
2/ who was sick on Tuesday
2 when he had the flu.
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Puking up a storm.
laying on my bed with a thermometer in my mouth.
holding a ice pack on my head.
hoping that my temp goes down.
asking the doctor what’s wrong with me.
2 Present participle phrase free modifier,
1 Adrian ,/, coughed until he his eyes teared up,
2/ present participle phrase free modifier
2 present participle phrase free modifier.
2hopeing that he feels better,
1adrian,/,coughed until his eyes teared up,
2/yelling at himself for getting sick
2wishing he didn’t have to wait to go to the doctors.
1.) Laying in bed when you sick makes u feel better.
2.) Drinking lots of juice makes you feel better.
3.) Sleeping makes you feel better.
4.) Taking medicine helps when you are sick.
5.) Staying home when you’re sick helps keep people healthy.
Being sick for awhile, Adina, forgetting to take his medication, coughed till his eyes teared up, making the decision to then take the medication.
2 being sick for awhile
1 Adina, /, coughed till his eyes teared up,
2/forgetting to take his medication
2 making the decision to then take the medication.