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MISPLACED PARTICIPIAL PHRASES

May 19, 2022 Gabrielle Love Acero

Participle functions as an adjective in a sentence, it must be at the side of the noun or pronoun that it directly modifies. Always take note that present participles end in “-ing”, while past participles end in “-ed”. However, there are also misplaced participle phrases. These phrases are not closer to the noun that it modifies. It can cause confusion to the readers and even to the one who created the sentence. Misplaced participles need to be rewritten or reorganized to avoid wrong grammar.

These are a few of the misplaced participial phrases with corrections:

Travelling from town to town, I brought my guitar.
The guitar is not travelling from town to town – I am.
Correction: I brought my guitar as I am travelling from town to town.

I was super late to ROTC Saturday formation running through the field at the last minute.
ROTC formation is not running through the field – I am.
Correction: Running through the field at the last minute, I was late to ROTC formation.

Riding the carousel, my boyfriend smiled at me.
The boyfriend is not riding the carousel – I am.
Correction: Riding the carousel, I saw my boyfriend smiling at me.

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Gabrielle Love Acero loves to write in any form since she was still a little girl. Her writing skills were enhanced through reading books, articles, and informative materials such as Reader’s Digest. They are also her hobbies. She began her blog site at the age of 11. She wrote her experiences in life. With her experiences, she became a scriptwriter during her High School years. One of her movies that she directed and produced won 2nd place against 7 high school institutions (public and private) in the city where she is living. The interschool competition was hosted by Commission on Population (PopCom) – Region X. She puts effort into doing these things because it is her passion. She is one of the top of the class during her Elementary and High School years. She graduated as the Class Valedictorian in Junior High School. At the age of 9, Gabrielle Love Acero started participating and engaging in voluntary activities, especially at church. She entered the kids’ choir and joined “Sidewalk Saturday School (SSS)” as a volunteer. She taught indigenous children about God and His love for them in a certain area, including skit-playing and Bible-reading. With those experiences, she continued being a volunteer at heart until the present day. At the age of 13, she became a Worship leader in the church where she is currently attending since 2007. Her dedication, commitment, and love for God and His people made her become one of the assets of the church. She is one of the youth leaders. Gabrielle Love Acero is currently a junior student of Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Medical Biology at Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan, where she continues to work towards her dream of becoming a doctor in the near future. She is also involved in extracurricular organizations. She is currently the President of Xavier University Red Cross Youth (XU – RCY), where she plans, organizes, and implements humanitarian activities for the community with her team. Also, she is a 1st class Cadet Officer at Xavier University Philippine Air Force - Reserve Officer Training Corps (XU PAF ROTC), where she teaches basic military trainings based on her military training experiences. Also, she implies military leadership to her lower classes. Not despising her Biology degree, she put her efforts into her studies and get involved in Biophilic (Biology) Society activities with her colleagues. Many people are awed by her experiences and involvements, especially her time management skills, but with humility, she believes that her life is not her own, but with a purpose. Gabrielle Love Acero hopes to learn more about life and the field she is currently in. She is goal-oriented and exemplifies excellence in everything she does, not because of herself, but because of the greater One living inside her.

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