How Participial Phrases Can Hurt Writing

[audio:http://www.grammarunderground.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/0051-Participial-Phrases-as-Culprits-in-Bad-Prose-mp3.mp3|titles=0051 Participial Phrases as Culprits in Bad Prose mp3]Participial phrases, which usually hinge on a word ending in "ing" or "ed," are a great way to add information to a sentence. But writers who rely on them too much can come off as amateurish.

 

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