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Participles

Participles. What is a participle?. A participle is a verbal that functions as an adjective. This word usually ends in – ing or – ed Examples: smiling, trotting, abandoned -Usually placed before a noun or pronoun The smiling child waved. -But can appear after…

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Participles

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  1. Participles

  2. What is a participle? • A participle is a verbal that functions as an adjective. This word usually ends in –ing or • –ed • Examples: smiling, trotting, abandoned -Usually placed before a noun or pronoun • The smiling child waved. -But can appear after… • The horses trotting past were not frightened by the crowd.

  3. Present and Past Participles • Present participles: end in –ing • Past participles: end in –edor –d, –en, -t

  4. Present Participles • End in –ing and represent an action that is ongoing or incomplete • Ex: "Squeaking chairs and shuffling shoes broke the anxious silence" (pg. 39).

  5. Past Participles • Participles end in –ed, -d, -en, or –t • Describe a completed action or a state of the thing spoken of • Ex: "She opened her mouth to speak, but a quick glance at her husband brought a frightened look to her eyes" (pg. 49).

  6. Steps to identifying the participle • 1. Label all the nouns(& p.n.) in the sentence. • 2. Underline the words ending in ing/ed • 3. Label the main verb. • 4. See if the participle is part of a phrase AND if it is modifying a noun or pronoun. • 5. Draw an arrow to the word it’s modifying.

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