Grammar Rule #7: Participles

Match the following from this sentence:

The smiling girl laughed at her puppy.

• the participle

• smiling

• the noun being described

• girl

• the verb

• laughed

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Match the following from the sentence:

I did the assignment sitting in the library.

• the noun being described

• sitting in the library

• the participle phrase

• I

• the participle word

• sitting

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

A participle is a ___.

• verb

• noun

• adverb

• preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

A participle is a verb form that can function as an ___.

• adverb

• adjective

• noun

• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Present participles always end in the suffix "___"

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Past participles often in the suffix "___"

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

A participle phrase contains a 1) ___ and 2)___.

• 1) participle

  2) any modifiers

• 1) subject

  2) verb

• 1) preposition

  2) any modifiers

• 1) verb

  2) noun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the noun being modified by the participle phrase in this sentence?

The man standing by the car is suspicious.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Which is the participle phrase that can be removed from the sentence?

The boys sitting by the road were playing.

• by the road

• were playing

• sitting by the road

• sitting

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the participle that can be removed from the sentence?

The filled glass rested on the table.

• rested on the table

• on

• rested

• filled

• filled glass

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A