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Learn about participles, their forms, usage as adjectives, and participial phrases. Enhance your English skills effortlessly.
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Participle A Strategic Intervention Material in English III-A
TRIVIA: • WHAT ARE THE OTHER TERM FOR PARTICIPLES ? ANS. VERBAL ADJECTIVES
A. THE TRAIN WAS CHUGGING DOWN THE TRACK. B. THE CHUGGING TRAIN PULLED DOWN THE TRACK. (VERB) (PARTICIPLE)
A. CONFUSED, SHE COULD NOT FOLLOW DIRECTION. B. THE DIRECTION CONFUSED HER. (PARTICIPLE) (VERB)
7. THE LIFE- GUARD, USING HER MEGA-PHONE, TOLD US NOT TO PANIC.
QUESTIONS ANSWERED: • WHAT KIND? • WHICH ONE?
Participle • oneof the verbals • a wordderivedfrom a verb
form of verb: used to form complex tenses, as "loving"and "loved"in English, and may also be used as an adjective
[14th century. < Old French <participe< Latin participium<particeps"sharing" (see participate) ; [ because it shares qualities of both adjectives and verbs. ]
three forms: • Present participle • Past participle • Perfect participle
Present participle • ends with – ‘ing’ • can be used with the auxilliaryverb to form the continuous tense.
“I am learning English.” Learningis part of the continuous verb phrase “am learning”
Past participle • endswith – d or – edfor regular verbs
takes a new form for irregular verbs • indicates past or completed action or time
Perfect participle • indicates completedaction
present participle +past participle • examples: • having done • having finished
Participlesas adjectives: The underlined participles are used as an adjective
example: • the cheering squad • the broken vase
F.y.i. • A PARTICIPLEHAS THE PROPERTIES OF A VERB, AN ADJECTIVEAND AN ADVERB OR AN ADVERBIAL PHRASE.
IT HAS A VOICE AND TENSEBUT NOT PERSON AND NUMBER; IT MODIFIES A NOUN OR PRONOUN.
IN A NEWS ARTICLE , THE PARTICIPLE IS FREQUENTLY USED AT THE BEGINNING OF A SENTENCE.
“ BAGGING THE GOLD MEDAL , VALSCI MATH WIZARDS PUT A HALT TO THE MATH OLYMPIAD.”
EX.2 AFTER FINISHING THEIR PROJECT,DALTON WENT TO THEIR ADVISER.
EX.3 THE DISAPPOINTEDRUTHERFORD TEAM VOWED TO PRAC- TICE HARDER.
Verb or participle? 1.THE TRAIN IS ARRIVING ON TRACK 7. • VERB
THE ARRIVING TRAIN IS ON TRACK 7. • PARTICIPLE
2.THE THEATRICAL COMPANY HAS BEEN TOURING MAJOR CITIES. • VERB
THE TOURING THEATRICAL COMPANY HAS BEEN TO MAJOR CITIES. • PARTICIPLE
PARTICIPIAL PHRASE: • IS A PARTICIPLE MODIFIED BY AN ADVERB OR ADVERB PHRASE OR ACCOMPANIED BY A COMPLEMENT.
Placement: • A participialphrase can usually be placed either before or after the word it modifies.
Punctuation: • When a participial phrasedistinguishes one person, place or thing from others, it is not set off by commas.
NOTE: • WEARING THE RED BLOOMERS IS ESSENTIAL TO THE MEANING OF THE SENTENCE.