Participles
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8th Grade
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Trisha Perry
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I. Participles
A. Definition: A verb that acts as an adjective
B. Look like: End with "ing" or "ed"
C. Example: The jumping frog landed on the rock.
D. Example: Frustrated, the little girl cried and threw a fit.
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Multiple Choice
What is the participle?
The sitting duck looked like it was dead.
sitting
looked
duck
dead
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Multiple Choice
What is the participle?
Complaining, the students did not want homework.
homework
students
complaining
want
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Multiple Choice
What is the participle?
The cooked pasta was a little dry to eat.
pasta
little
dry
cooked
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II. Irregular Participles
A. End oddly- en, ught, nt
B. Example: The green, broken lamp needs to be repaired.
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Multiple Choice
What is the participle?
That fallen tree is blocking the road.
that
fallen
blocking
road
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Multiple Choice
What is the participle?
Forgiven, Kyle was glad to be friends with John again.
glad
again
forgiven
was
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III. Verb or participle?
A. Verbs are actions and not descriptions
B. Often a verb will have a helping verb- is, are, was, were
C. Example: I taught the class about participles.
D. Example: The choir was singing a beautiful song.
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See the difference?
Participle- Everyone enjoyed the baked cookies for dessert.
Verb- The cookies baked in the oven.
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Multiple Choice
Participle or Verb?
The sound of running water put the baby to sleep.
Verb
Participle
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Multiple Choice
Participle or Verb?
The couple danced together until the sun came up.
Verb
Participle
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Multiple Choice
Participle or Verb?
The clumsy boy had tripped over his own two feet.
Verb
Participle
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Multiple Choice
Participle or Verb?
Smiling, the mother gathered her toddler into her arms.
Verb
Participle
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Multiple Choice
Participle or Verb?
Lebron's super fan rubbed his eyes to be sure he wasn't dreaming.
Verb
Participle
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Participial Phrases
A. Add a noun: Singing the song, Taylor Swift messed up the words.
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Participial Phrases
B. Add an adjective: Singing the popular song, Taylor Swift messed up the words.
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Participial Phrases
C. Add an adverb: Singing loudly, Taylor Swift messed up the words.
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Participial Phrases
D. Add a prepositional phrase: Singing at the concert, Taylor Swift messed up the words.
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Participial Phrases
E. Add some or all 4: Singing the popular song loudly at the concert, Taylor Swift messed up the words.
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Multiple Choice
What is the participial phrase?
Smiling at her boyfriend, Kelsey was super happy.
Smiling
Smiling at her boyfriend
Smiling Kelsey
super happy
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Multiple Choice
What is the participial phrase?
The quarterback running quickly with the ball was tackled.
running
running quickly
running with the ball
running quickly with the ball
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Multiple Choice
What is the participial phrase?
Frightened by the noisy fireworks, the dog hid under the table.
Frightened
Frightened dog
Frightened by the noisy fireworks
hid under the table
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Multiple Choice
What is the participial phrase?
The teacher interrupted constantly became frustrated with the class.
frustrated
frustrated with the class
interrupted
interrupted constantly
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Multiple Choice
What is the participial phrase?
Taken by the greedy children, the candy in the bowl was now gone.
Taken by the greedy children
Taken
Candy in the bowl
was now gone
I. Participles
A. Definition: A verb that acts as an adjective
B. Look like: End with "ing" or "ed"
C. Example: The jumping frog landed on the rock.
D. Example: Frustrated, the little girl cried and threw a fit.
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