Participles as Verbs and Adjectives

Identify the participles in the following sentence: Battered and bruised, the man won the boxing match.

• Battered

• Bruised

• Boxing

• Battered and bruised

What is the participle in the following sentence: The horse, trotting up to the fence, hopes that you have an apple or carrot.

• Trotting

• Hopes

• Apple

• Carrot

Participles and Infinitives are both verbals. This means they are formed from what part of speech?

• Nouns

• Verbs

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

Participles function as what part of speech?

• Nouns

• Adverbs

• Verbs

• Adjectives

Can you identify the sentence that correctly uses a participle as an adjective?

• The cat likes to sleep on the windowsill. In this sentence, 'to sleep' is an infinitive verb used to express the cat's preference or habit.

• Sleeping can be difficult when you're stressed. Here, 'Sleeping' is a gerund, which is a verb form that acts as a noun in the sentence.

• The sleeping cat on the windowsill looks peaceful. In this sentence, 'sleeping' is a present participle used as an adjective to describe the cat.

• To sleep for eight hours is recommended for health. In this sentence, 'to sleep' is an infinitive verb expressing a general recommendation.

The exhausted children napped on the floor.

• Participle

• Gerund

• Infinitive

• None of the above

Which are the two types of [verb] participles?

• present & perfect

• past & helping

• past & present

• passive & active

• passive & aggressive

Participles are verb forms that are used as adjectives.

• True

• False

The sound of running water put the baby to sleep.

• Verb

• Participle

The child's forgotten toys lined the bottom of the toy chest.

• Gerund

• Participle

• Infinitive