Present Participle - Academic Mode

Definition of present participle
The present participle is a verb form that uses "-ing" with the base of the word. Most of the time, it performs the function of an adjective, although it also functions as a verb or a subject in construction. The verb form is completely regular. Also known as the "-ing" form, it uses the auxiliary form "be" to express a progressive aspect of time.

For example, in the sentence, "Walking through Sherwood Forest at sunset, we might feel an air of mystery, as if the century-old trees had a story to tell, if only we could hear" (Robin Hood's Merry England, by Winsoar Churchill), "walk" is a verb that functions as the subject of the sentence, although it is an adjective that describes the subject "we" that is given in the following clause.

Common use of present participle
The crying girl took a deep breath and lay down on the sofa.
Garry walked into the room with a bruised face, a
Here, present participles describe the injured face, hand, and leg
When watching TV, he forgot everything else.
"Watching TV" is a clause of participle, which has shortened the clause and made it clear precise.
I liked this bouncing ball very much.
The word “bounce” describes the ball.
She works.
Here the present participle “work” informs the audience about what the topic “she” is doing. Here it works as a verb.
Difference between a present participle and a gerund
Both are verb forms. They work differently, however, as a gerund is a verb that serves as a noun. When the present participle plays the role of the noun, it is also called a gerund. For example:

Coughing exhausts Allen.
The present participle also serves as an adjective and describes the noun. For example, in the sentence "The girl who laughs looks beautiful", it works as an adjective.

Examples of participles found in literature
Example # 1: Inside Cape Town (by Joshua Hammer)
"I drive through the electric gates of a three-acre Estate, past landscaped gardens before parking in front of a neo-colonial mansion, parking at the next to a Bentley, two Porsche and a Lamborghini Spyder. Moonsamy, dressed in jeans and a T-shirt, is waiting for me at the door. "

All the underlined words are excellent examples of present participles. They function as adjectives and describe their respective nouns "gardens", "Bentley" and "jeans".

Example # 2: A Drinking Life (by Pete Hamill)
"And standing on the sidelines during those early games were the veterans, holding the spaldeens, bouncing them, smelling them in an almost sacramental way."

In this example, “holding ”,“ Bounce ”and“ smell ”are present participles, which speak of their respective Nos.

Example # 3: In the heart of the heart of the country (by William Gass)
“ Their hair in curlers and their heads wrapped in noisy scarves , young mothers, fat in pants, lazing in the quick wash, smoking cigarettes, eating candy, drinking soda, flipping through magazines, and yelling at their children over the buzzing and rumbling of machines. ”

In this passage, the present participles they are “smoke,” “eat,” “drink,” and “touch.” "They all use" -ing "added to their base words and function as adjectives.

Example # 4: Sire (by W. Merwin)
”. Standing
In the shoes of indecision, I hear them
Climb up behind me and carry on
With boots, on crutches, barefoot, they could never
Meet at the threshold of the door or destination - ”

There are two participles present in this example. The first is "standing" which describes their respective nouns, and the second present participle is "carry" which speaks of boots.

Example # 5: Pride and Prejudice (by Jane Austen)
“He was found to be proud; to be above his company and above being pleased; and not all of his great estate in Derbyshire could then save him from having an unpleasant and unpleasant countenance, and from being unworthy of being compared to his friend ... It is, indeed; but, considering the incentive. "

In this example, the first present participle" prohibit "tells us about" semblant. "The second functions as part of the continuous verb form" consider. "

Present participle function
The function of a Present participle is to serve as an adjective, verb, or gerund. However, it is used primarily as a verb and as an adjective to describe nouns and other verbs. Its use is more important when writing than speaking. It is also used to combine or shorten active senses that have the same subjects or can be used after sense verbs. Also, it can appear as a participle clause which is helpful when writing to place different types of information in a single sentence used as a gerund,