Dangling Participles Remember that a participle is a verbal that acts as an adjective in the sentence. Participles can be present participles, ending in -ing, or past participles, ending in -ed or -en. Because participles are adjectives, the modify a noun or pronoun in the sentence. A participle that is in the sentence but that does not modify a noun or pronoun in the sentence is called a dangling participle.
Thief River Falls, also called Thief River or TRF, is a city in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 8,573 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Set in Germany during 1939, The Book Thief follows Liesel as she rescues books from the tyranny of Nazi rule. Meanwhile, her family has hidden a Jewish fighter in their basement and death looks down on the family, narrating our tale.