adjective
- relating to or having the nature of a participle
Usage: grammar
Examples
- The participial phrase ‘running quickly’ modifies the noun.
- She identified the participial construction in the sentence.
- Participial adjectives like ‘broken’ come from past participles.
- The teacher explained participial usage in English grammar.
- Students often struggle with participial phrases in writing.
- The participial form can function as an adjective or part of a verb phrase.