Participles

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9th - 10th Grade

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L.1.4C, L.8.1A

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Participles

Painting a Scene in Narrative Text

What is a participle?

an ing verb placed at the beginning or end of a sentence
Examples: chasing, running, breathing

Why should I care about participles?

They evoke ACTION in your writing
Let's take a look at an example...

The snake attacks its prey in anger.

Hissing, slithering, and coiling, the snake attacks its prey in anger.

Multiple Choice

In the following sentence, which word(s) is/are acting as participle: "Sweating and shaking, Mary stood up to give her presentation in front of the whole class."

sweating

stood

shaking

sweating, shaking

None

Open Ended

Now you give it a try. Add at least one participle to the following sentence: "The man got out of the chair." You can add anything else to the sentence in order for it to make sense.

Type response here

As you saw, adding participles

created action
created specificity and detail
allowed for elaboration

Let's go even further with

PARTICIPIAL PHRASES

What is a participial phrase?

a participle + any modifiers that complete the image
Huh? Let's look at an example...

The snake attacks its prey in anger.

Hissing its pointy tongue, the snake attacks its prey in anger.

Multiple Choice

In the following sentence, identify the participial phrase: "Shaking his closed fist, the old man yelled at the rowdy teenagers on his lawn."

shaking

yelled

shaking, yelled

shaking his closed fist

None

Open Ended

Now it's your turn. Add a participial phrase to the following sentence: "He looked up to the top of the building."

Type response here

In summary...

Participles are VERBS with ing endings
Participial phrases are participles + any modifiers that complete the image
Both of the above add detail, specificity, and elaboration to a piece of your writing

Participles

Painting a Scene in Narrative Text

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