Participles and Participles and Participial PhrasesParticipial Phrases

WHAT IS A PARTICIPLE?WHAT IS A PARTICIPLE?

A participle is a A participle is a VERBVERB (action word) that is acting (action word) that is acting as an as an ADJECTIVEADJECTIVE (descriptive word)(descriptive word)

TWO TYPES OF PARTICIALSTWO TYPES OF PARTICIALS PRESENT PARTICIPLES – THESE PRESENT PARTICIPLES – THESE

END IN “END IN “INGING” (DANCING, ” (DANCING, PLAYING, WAITING)PLAYING, WAITING)

PAST PARTICIPLES – PAST PARTICIPLES – GENERALLY END IN “GENERALLY END IN “EDED” ” (DANCED, PLAYED, WAITED)(DANCED, PLAYED, WAITED)

PARTICIPLES ANSWER THE PARTICIPLES ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONSFOLLOWING QUESTIONS

WHAT KIND?WHAT KIND?

WHICH ONE?WHICH ONE?

EXAMPLES OF EXAMPLES OF PARTICIPLESPARTICIPLES

PRESENT PRESENT

A A whiningwhining soundsound came from the came from the man’s horse.man’s horse.

CompetingCompeting, each , each tribetribe tried to tried to show off its riches.show off its riches.

EXAMPLES OF EXAMPLES OF PARTICIPLESPARTICIPLES

PASTPAST

The The groundground corn corn was used to was used to make tortillas.make tortillas.

DisgustedDisgusted, , LenLen walked away walked away without saying goodbye.without saying goodbye.

LETS PRACTICE!! –LETS PRACTICE!! –Are the following examples participles Are the following examples participles or verbs?or verbs?

To the north of the Pueblo tribes lived To the north of the Pueblo tribes lived scattered bands of people.scattered bands of people. Participle (bands)Participle (bands)

For clothes, they used scraps of skins from For clothes, they used scraps of skins from the hunted rabbits.the hunted rabbits. Participle (rabbits)Participle (rabbits)

They were known as the Shoshone, and they They were known as the Shoshone, and they inhabited the deserts of the West.inhabited the deserts of the West. Tricked You!! Tricked You!! VERB! VERB!

How to create a How to create a participial phraseparticipial phrase

Participle + Adverb = Participial phraseParticiple + Adverb = Participial phrase

OrOr

Participle + Adverb Phrase = Participial phraseParticiple + Adverb Phrase = Participial phrase

THE ENTIRE PHRASE ACTS AS AN THE ENTIRE PHRASE ACTS AS AN ADJECTIVE!!!ADJECTIVE!!!

EXAMPLESEXAMPLES

Studying carefullyStudying carefully, , sheshe learned much learned much about Native American people.about Native American people. Studying = present participialStudying = present participial Carefully = adverb modifying “studying”Carefully = adverb modifying “studying” Studying Carefully = modifying “she”Studying Carefully = modifying “she”

LETS PRACTICE!!!LETS PRACTICE!!!

Living in the Northwest, the Nootka and other tribes Living in the Northwest, the Nootka and other tribes built their lives around fish and wood.built their lives around fish and wood. Living in the Northwest = participial phraseLiving in the Northwest = participial phrase

Hollowed-out trees were turned into boats.Hollowed-out trees were turned into boats. Hollowed-out = participial phraseHollowed-out = participial phrase

Fishing from these boats, the tribes brought in Fishing from these boats, the tribes brought in abundant amounts of salmon and halibut.abundant amounts of salmon and halibut. Fishing from these boats = participial phraseFishing from these boats = participial phrase