Narrative writing with participle clauses

Narrative writing with participle clauses

Participles

• a form of verb usually ending in -ing or -ed

• used to describe or modify the noun

• e.g. Instead of using "laughing" to indicate an act i.e. "The boy is laughing", use it to describe the boy i.e. "The laughing boy"

• Remember: a word that is used to describe a noun is an ________

Open Ended

Look around you, pick an object/noun and pair it with a participle.

i.e. "The snoring puppy."

Write your answer here.

Washing and polishing the car, Frank developed sore muscles.

• Read the sentence above.

• Can you identify the participle(s), the noun and the verb?

• Participles, when used with other words, form participial phrases.

Participial phrase

• A group of words consisting of a participle and the modifier(s) and/or (pro)noun(s) or noun phrase(s) that function as the direct object(s), indirect object(s), or complement(s) of the action or state expressed in the participle, such as:

• Removing his coat, Jack rushed to the river.

• The participial phrase functions as an adjective modifying Jack.

  Removing (participle)

  his coat (direct object of action expressed in participle)

Present Participle 

• Two actions happening at the same time. e.g. Keeping her eyes peeled on the board, Jane listened to her teacher attentively.

• One action is followed by another instantly. e.g. Shrugging on his coat, he hurried out the door while munching on a piece of burnt toast.

• Reason for another action. e.g. Feeling guilty, she decided to come clean about cheating in the test.

Open Ended

Try writing a sentence using the participial phrase in the present participle form.

Past participle

• Modify or describe the noun/subject. e.g. Ridden with guilt, he surrendered himself to the police.

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Open Ended

Try writing a sentence using the participial phrase in the past participle form.

Open Ended

Read the passage below and try to express some of the sentences using participial phrases.

Suddenly, she felt a shockwave in the room. She screamed in terror as she was petrified by the trembling ground. She attempted to flee from the building after she gathered her senses. Unfortunately, she did not manage to escape in time. Like a cat on hot bricks, she tried to sprint across the hallway towards the stairs.

Open Ended

Now, try writing 5 - 6 sentences to continue this story below. Use participial phrases in some of your sentences.

You were on a holiday with your friend in a foreign country when a natural disaster occurred. While you were taking a rest in the hotel room, it happened, and you had to save yourself... In the end, you were rescued. What happened during the process of getting rescued?