The major way to distiguish a main verb and a verb phrase with a participle in a sentence is to pay close attention to how the verb functions or what element does it modify.
While main verbs express action, participles look like verbs but function as modifiers or adjectives, and they usually end in -ed or -ing.
For example, in "The smiling postman waved at the children", the participle "smiling" functions as a modifier, indicating what kind of postman was "waving" (the main verb expressing an action).
Another example would be "The meal cooked last night smelled good". Here, "cooked last night" explains which meal performed the action expressed by the main verb "smelled".
To conclude, while main verbs express or indicate action, verb phrases with a participle function as adjectives modifying nouns.
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It shows that the Lins have successfully hosted their American friends.
Explanation:
"The All American Slurp" by Lensey Namioka is about the Lin family adjusting to their new atmosphere of America. The whole family of four had moved from China to America and were starting to re-establish their lives. The daughter of the family is the narrator where she describes various instances of her family trying to be American in their living.
The above excerpt shows the time when thy had invited some Chinese friends for dinner, along with their neighbors, the Gleason family. The narrator was friends with their daughter Meg. And it was this occasion that is mentioned. This event shows that the Lins had successfully hosted their American friends. The Gleasons had previously invited them for dinner which turns out not so successful for they had no idea how or what to eat. But this time, the success of the meal is evident in the way their guests were after the dinner.
