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participial phrase

participial phrase noun: a group of words functioning as an adjective, beginning with a participle and including any modifiers or complements, that describe a noun or pronoun.

Noun

participial phrase (plural participial phrases)

  1. A group of words functioning as an adjective, beginning with a participle and including any modifiers or complements, that describe a noun or pronoun.

Forms of participial phrase

pluralparticipial phrases

Questions about participial phrase

What does participial phrase mean?
Participial phrase means a group of words functioning as an adjective, beginning with a participle and including any modifiers or complements, that describe a noun or pronoun.
What part of speech is participial phrase?
Participial phrase is a noun.
What is the plural of participial phrase?
The plural of participial phrase is participial phrases.

Words near participial phrase in the dictionary

  1. participatress
  2. participatresses
  3. participial
  4. participial adjective
  5. participial adjectives
  6. participial phrase
  7. participial phrases
  8. participiality
  9. participialization
  10. participialize
  11. participialized

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