Exploring Participles and Participle Phrases

The video tutorial introduces participles and participle phrases, explaining their function as words formed from verbs that act as adjectives. It provides examples to illustrate how participles and participle phrases are used in sentences. The tutorial concludes with a humorous pun related to participles.

What is the primary function of a participle in a sentence?

• To function as an adjective

• To introduce a new clause

• To act as a noun

• To replace a verb

What is a participle?

• A verb form used as an adjective

• A verb used as a noun

• A noun form used as a verb

• An adjective used as a verb

How does a participle function in a sentence?

• As an adverb

• As the main verb

• As a conjunction

• As an adjective

Which of the following is an example of a participle?

• Understand

• Happiness

• Quickly

• Running

Participles usually end in which of the following suffixes?

• -s

• Both -ing and -ed

• -ed

• -ing

What does a past participle typically end in?

• -s

• -ed

• -en

• -ing

Which example shows a past participle?

• Relaxed

• Laughed

• Running

• Eating

Which of the following sentences uses a present participle?

• The baked cookies smell delicious.

• Running late, she hurried to the bus.

• She has finished her homework.

• The door was locked.

Which sentence contains a participle phrase?

• The computer, which is broken, is old.

• My mother is a woman.

• The computer is broken.

• The woman fixing the computer is my mother.

What is the difference between a participle and a participle phrase?

• A participle phrase contains a noun.

• Both A and B

• A participle can stand alone.

• A participle phrase includes additional words.