- Opening means it comes at the beginning of the sentence.
- Participial means it uses the participle of a verb. For these sentences, we will use -ing verbs. (Verbs that end in -ed can be used in participial phrases, too, but we will stick with one kind.)
- Phrase means it's more than one word.
- Walking through the Bloedel Reserve, the visitor stopped to watch the swans on the pond.
- Hitting a line drive, the batter made it to third base.
- Savoring the delicious enchilada, Matt decided he liked Mexican food the best.
- Meandering, the visitor stopped to watch the swans on the pond.
- Sprinting, the batter made it to third base.
- Eating, Matt decided he liked Mexican food the best.
- The visitor walking through the Bloedel Reserve stopped to watch the swans on the pond.
- The batter, hitting a line drive and running as fast as possible, made it to third base.
- Matt decided he liked Mexican food the best, savoring the delicious enchilada his friend's mother had served.
- Walking through the Bloedel Reserve, the pond's swans entranced the visitor.
- Hitting a line drive, third base was a reasonable goal and the player ran as fast as he could.
- Savoring the delicious enchilada, the dinner was the best food Matt had ever eaten..