Review of Participles

 

            A participle is a verb form used as an adjective.     EXAMPLE:                  The cracking bone hurt terribly.

                        TWO types:     1. present participle – formed by adding -ing to a verb          cracking

                                                2. past participle      -- formed by adding -ed to the verb       cracked

 

 

PARTICIPLE EXERCISES

 

COPY THE EXERCISE BELOW ON A WORD DOCUMENT AND THEN COMPLETE THE

            FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS:

 

1.UNDERLINE THE PARTICIPLE

2. ON THE LINE PROVIDED, WRITE THE WORD THE UNDERLINED PARTICIPLE IS

            MODIFYING.

 

1. __________________ The trotting horses were not frightened by the crowd.

 

2. __________________ Broken, the toy still ran.

 

3. __________________ The howling wind scared my little sister on Halloween.

 

4. __________________ Grinning, Julie obviously had great news.

 

5. __________________ The climbing cat fell onto the floor.

 

6. __________________ The stained shirt was washed yesterday.

 

7. __________________ Her last published book is not available in paperback yet.

 

8. __________________ The disappointed little girl cried all the way home.

 

9. __________________ The crying baby wet his pants.

 

10. _________________ The biased teacher taught us very little about the war.

 

Review of Participial Phrases

 

            A participial phrase consists of a participle and its related words, such as modifiers and compliments, all of which act together as an adjective.

                        EXAMPLES: Approaching the curve, the truck lowed down. WHICH truck slowed down? The one approaching the curve

                                                Acquitted by the jury, the defendant shook hands with his lawyer. WHICH defendant shook hands with his lawyer?

                                                            The one acquitted by the jury

 

PARTICIPIAL PHRASES

 

COPY THE EXERCISE BELOW ON A WORD DOCUMENT AND THEN COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING

                        INSTRUCTIONS:

 

1. UNDERLINE THE PARTICIPIAL PHRASE AND THEN NEXT TO THE SENTENCE WRITE THE WORD

                        THE PHRASE MODIFIES.

 

1. Seeing itself in the mirror, the duck seemed bewildered.

2. It stood in front of the mirror, watching its image closely.

3. Noted for her beauty, Venus was sought by all the gods as a wife.

4. We watched the lightening wrecking havoc on the valley.

5. Mrs. McDonald, knowing my birthday, surprised me with a present.

 

PRINT OUT A HARD COPY OF THESE EXERCISES AND BRING IT TO OUR NEXT CLASS PERIOD.