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Reviewing the final numbers, Maya noticed a duplicated invoice.
8 Participial Phrase Examples
Use these examples to study structure, specificity, tone, and variation. They are demonstrations—not claims about a real person or organization unless the example itself makes that explicit.
Before you copy
What to notice in the examples
Effective participial phrases sit close to the noun they modify, make the implied actor unmistakable, and add useful descriptive or causal information without creating dangling or misplaced modifiers.
- Identify the participle and its attached words.
- Locate the noun the phrase is meant to modify.
- Place the phrase where that relationship is immediately clear.
- Check introductory participial phrases for a matching subject in the main clause.
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Damaged during transit, the package was returned to the supplier.
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The cyclist wearing the yellow jacket signaled before turning.
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Built in the 1920s, the theater still has its original balcony.
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Dangling: Driving through the valley, the mountains looked enormous. Repair: Driving through the valley, we saw enormous mountains.
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The report, revised after the audit, now includes the missing assumptions.
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Hearing the alarm, the technician shut down the test rig.
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Customers waiting near the entrance were given numbered tickets.
Keep the underlying decision or pattern, then replace the subject, evidence, relationship, constraints, and tone with details that belong to your situation. If your final line still works after swapping only one noun, it may be too close to the example.