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The Five Brush Strokes of Writing. The Participle. What is a participle?. A participle is an – ing verb tagged on to a sentence. * A participle is a verb acting as an adjective Example: swimming pool
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What is a participle? • A participle is an –ing verb tagged on to a sentence. * • A participle is a verb acting as an adjective Example: swimming pool *There are more verb forms for participles but this is the basic definition that we will be starting with
Mentor Text • Initial sentence: The diamond-scaled snakes attacked their prey. After adding participles to make the sentence more interesting: Hissing, slithering, and coiling, the diamond-scaled snakes attacked their prey.
Hissing, slithering, and coiling, the diamond-scaled snakes attacked their prey. Copy this sentence down in your writer’s notebook. Then create your own sentence by mimicking the grammar of the sentence. Hint: What animal are you going to use? What three –ing verbs can you describe this animal with?
An example • Consider the following sentence The dog approached me. What are all the –ing verbs that a dog could do while approaching ?
More Mentor Texts • Barking furiously, Cujo gave chase (King 18). • Cujo trailed at Brett’s heels, looking hot and dispirited (King 46). -Stephen King
We have looked at many examples of participles now. Make a prediction: what is the difference between a participle and a participial phrase? Find an example of each in your notes. Write down the two examples and label each as either “participle” or “participial phrase”
Participles: Hissing, slithering, and coiling, the diamond-scaled snakes attacked their prey. Participial phrase: Wagging its tail, the dog approached me. Notice the participial phrase includes
More Participial Phrases • Flying through the air on the wings of a dream, the Olympic long jumper thrust the weight of his whole body forward. -Cathleen Conry • The clown, appearing bright and cheerful, smiled and did his act with unusual certainty for someone who had just killed a man. -Christi Flick
Mentor Text • Mimic the grammar and structure of the following sentence. The only word you may re-use is “appearing” The clown, appearing bright and cheerful, smiled and did his act with unusual certainty for someone who had just killed a man. Hint: Pick a noun, then describe what it could appear to be (participle + adjective), then finish the sentence with the action and what the noun is really like
Student Error: Dangling Modifiers Avoid doing this: Rummaging in her giant handbag, the sunglasses escaped detection. What is wrong with this sentence?
This sentence means that sunglasses are alive and can look through purses!