Grammar: Lesson 3.21

A participle verb form that functions as a noun, adjective, or an adverb. A participle functions as an adjective when it modifies a noun or a pronoun.

Think of it this way: it looks like a verb, but it functions like a different part of speech. ​

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Past Participles usually end in “-ed”, but can also end in “-en, -d, -t, -n, or -ne”.

(Asked, eaten, dealt, ​seen, gone)

Past

A Present Participle will always end in “-ing”.

Think of any verb and imagine you are currently doing that verb.​

Present

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Remember Present = -ing.

The child watched the spinning top. The verb “spinning” acts as an adjective which modifies/describes the top.

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​We admired the freshly planted flowers. The verb “planted” acts as an adjective which modifies/describes the flowers.

Defined:

Participle Phrases contain a participle and any modifiers needed to complete its meaning.

​Warmed by the fire, we took off our jackets.

​Having misplaced my keys, I could not get into my house.

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Pages 93-94

#s 11-20 on BOTH pages.

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Please read directions carefully​