Grammar: Lesson 3.21

Grammar: Lesson 3.21

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Participles and Participle Phrases

A participle verb form that functions as a noun, adjective, or an adverb. A participle functions as an adjective when it modifies a noun or a pronoun.

Think of it this way: it looks like a verb, but it functions like a different part of speech. ​

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Past Participles usually end in “-ed”, but can also end in “-en, -d, -t, -n, or -ne”.

(Asked, eaten, dealt, ​seen, gone)

Past

A Present Participle will always end in “-ing”.

Think of any verb and imagine you are currently doing that verb.​

Present

Present and Past Participles

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Examples:

Remember Present = -ing.

The child watched the spinning top. The verb “spinning” acts as an adjective which modifies/describes the top.

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​We admired the freshly planted flowers. The verb “planted” acts as an adjective which modifies/describes the flowers.

Multiple Choice

Present Participles always end in…

• -ing

• -ed

• -en

• -t

Participle Phrases

Defined:

Participle Phrases contain a participle and any modifiers needed to complete its meaning.

​Warmed by the fire, we took off our jackets.

​Having misplaced my keys, I could not get into my house.

A participle

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Multiple Select

A participle phrase is made up of…

• A participle

• A preposition

• A comma

• Any modifiers

Draw

Underline the participle or participle phrase in each sentence.

Draw

Underline the participle or participle phrase and draw an arrow to the noun or pronoun it modifies.

Homework:

Pages 93-94

#s 11-20 on BOTH pages.

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Please read directions carefully​