Participlal Phrases: First underline the participial phrases in each sentence. Second identify which five sentences are incorrect and why. Finally re-write them below. 1. The girl ran away from the boy,looking for a way out. 2. Gesturing with his-hand the Officer demands the unicorn. 3. The boy hands over the unicorn, keeping his eyes down. The Officer slaps the scared boy. 5. Surprised by the harsh sláp, the boy fell to the floor, silenced by the violence. it The broken unicorn lies on the ground. Watching the door time went by slowly. 8. Walking away from the door, the old man sees the woman. 9. The lady, having opened the box, is surprised to see the unicorn 10. Sitting down, the people look as though they will begin to talk.

1. The girl ran away from the boy, **looking for a way out**.<br /><br />2. **Gesturing with his hand**, the Officer demands the unicorn.<br /><br />3. The boy hands over the unicorn, **keeping his eyes down**.<br /><br />4. The Officer slaps the scared boy. (This sentence doesn't contain a participial phrase.)<br /><br />5. **Surprised by the harsh slap**, the boy fell to the floor, **silenced by the violence**.<br /><br />6. The broken unicorn lies on the ground. (This sentence doesn't contain a participial phrase.)<br /><br />7. **Watching the door**, time went by slowly. (Incorrect)<br /><br />8. **Walking away from the door**, the old man sees the woman.<br /><br />9. The lady, **having opened the box**, is surprised to see the unicorn.<br /><br />10. **Sitting down**, the people look as though they will begin to talk. (Incorrect)<br /><br /><br />**Incorrect Sentences and Explanations:**<br /><br />* **Sentence 7:** "Watching the door, time went by slowly." This is a dangling participle. The participial phrase "Watching the door" needs to modify a noun or pronoun that is performing the action of watching. Time cannot watch a door.<br /><br />* **Sentence 10:** "Sitting down, the people look as though they will begin to talk." This is also a dangling participle. The phrase "Sitting down" needs to modify the people doing the sitting. As written, it seems like the *looks* are sitting down.<br /><br /><br />**Rewritten Sentences:**<br /><br />7. Watching the door, *he* saw time go by slowly. (Or: As *he* watched the door, time went by slowly.)<br /><br />10. Sitting down, *the people* prepared to talk. (Or: *After the people* sat down, they looked as though they would begin to talk.)<br /><br /><br />Additionally, while grammatically correct, sentence 5 might be improved stylistically. Two participial phrases modifying the same noun in quick succession can feel a bit clunky. Here's a possible revision:<br /><br />5. Surprised and silenced by the harsh slap, the boy fell to the floor.<br />