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Participles
Painting a Scene in Narrative Text
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What is a participle?
an ing verb placed at the beginning or end of a sentence
Examples: chasing, running, breathing
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Why should I care about participles?
They evoke ACTION in your writing
Let's take a look at an example...
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The snake attacks its prey in anger.
Hissing, slithering, and coiling, the snake attacks its prey in anger.
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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
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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.
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As you saw, adding participles
created action
created specificity and detail
allowed for elaboration
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Let's go even further with
PARTICIPIAL PHRASES
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What is a participial phrase?
a participle + any modifiers that complete the image
Huh? Let's look at an example...
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The snake attacks its prey in anger.
Hissing its pointy tongue, the snake attacks its prey in anger.
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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
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Open Ended
Now it's your turn. Add a participial phrase to the following sentence: "He looked up to the top of the building."
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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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