Understanding Participles and Their Functions

The video tutorial explains participles, a form of verb functioning as adjectives, and their regular forms in present and past tenses. It provides examples to identify participles and participial phrases, emphasizing their role as adjectives. The tutorial also covers complex participial phrases and concludes with a final example to reinforce understanding.

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

• To act as a noun

• To function as an adjective

• To serve as a verb

• To modify adverbs

Which of the following is a regular form of a present participle?

• Ends in -s

• Ends in -ing

• Ends in -ed

• Ends in -ly

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of participles?

• They can function as adverbs

• They can function as adjectives

• They can end in -ed

• They can end in -ing

In the sentence 'The dribbling guard got fouled,' what role does 'dribbling' play?

• It is an adjective

• It is a verb

• It is an adverb

• It is a noun

Which word in the sentence 'There is no sense in crying over spilled milk' is a past participle?

• Crying

• Sense

• Spilled

• Milk

What question can you ask to determine if a word is a participle?

• What is the subject doing?

• Which noun is being described?

• Where is the action taking place?

• When did the action occur?

In the sentence 'The guard got fouled as he drove to the basket,' what is the role of 'fouled'?

• It is an adjective

• It is a verb

• It is an adverb

• It is a noun

What is a participial phrase?

• A phrase that functions as a noun

• A phrase that functions as an adjective

• A phrase that functions as a verb

• A phrase that functions as an adverb

In the sentence 'Playing harmonica, Joe felt ready to perform,' what is the participial phrase?

• Joe felt ready

• To perform

• Playing harmonica

• Ready to perform

How can you identify the end of a participial phrase?

• It ends with a verb

• It ends with a noun

• It ends when the subject of the sentence is reached

• It ends with an adverb