a strategic intervention material in english iii-a

A Strategic Intervention Material in English III-A

WHAT ARE THE OTHER TERM FOR PARTICIPLES ?

ANS. VERBAL ADJECTIVES

A. THE TRAIN WAS CHUGGING DOWN THE TRACK.B. THE CHUGGING TRAIN PULLED DOWN THE TRACK.

(VERB)

(PARTICIPLE)

A. CONFUSED, SHE COULD NOT FOLLOW DIRECTION.B. THE DIRECTION CONFUSED HER.

(VERB)

(PARTICIPLE)

1. A WHINING SOUND CAME FROM THE ENGINE OF THE CAR.

2. SMILING, THE OFFICIAL SHOOK MY HAND.

3. THE CRACKED ICE LOOKED LIKE SLIVER OF GLASS.

4. DISGUSTED, LEN WALKED AWAY WITHOUT SAYING

GOODBYE.

5. THE FROZEN PIPE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED.

6. THE BOY WEARING THE BLUE SWEATER IS MY BROTHER.

7. THE LIFE- GUARD, USING HER MEGA-PHONE, TOLD US NOT TO PANIC.

8.MS. EDILLO SERVED A PIE STEAMING FROM

THE OVEN.

9.HE ORDERED A SUNDAE DRIPPING WITH HOTFUDGE.

10. THEY BOARDED THE SUBWAY PACKED WITH PEOPLE.

WHAT KIND?WHICH ONE?

ONE OF THE VERBALSA WORD DERIVED FROM A VERB

FORM OF VERB: USED TO FORM COMPLEX TENSES, AS "LOVING" AND "LOVED" IN ENGLISH, AND MAY ALSO BE USED AS AN ADJECTIVE

[14TH CENTURY. < OLD FRENCH < PARTICIPE < LATIN PARTICIPIUM < PARTICEPS "SHARING" (SEE PARTICIPATE) ; [ BECAUSE IT SHARES QUALITIES OF BOTH ADJECTIVES AND VERBS. ]

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

PAST PARTICIPLEPERFECT PARTICIPLE

ENDS WITH – ‘ING’CAN BE USED WITH THE AUXILLIARY VERB TO FORM THE CONTINUOUS TENSE.

“I AM LEARNING ENGLISH.” LEARNING IS PART OF THE CONTINUOUS VERB PHRASE “AM LEARNING”

ENDS WITH – D OR – ED FOR REGULAR VERBS

TAKES A NEW FORM FOR IRREGULAR VERBSINDICATES PAST OR COMPLETED ACTION OR TIME

INDICATES COMPLETED

ACTION

PRESENT PARTICIPLE + PAST PARTICIPLEEXAMPLES:HAVING DONEHAVING FINISHED

The underlined participles are used as an adjective

THE CHEERING SQUADTHE BROKEN VASE

A PARTICIPLE HAS THE PROPERTIES OF A VERB, AN ADJECTIVE AND AN ADVERB OR AN ADVERBIAL PHRASE.

IT HAS A VOICE AND TENSE BUT NOT PERSON AND NUMBER; IT MODIFIES A NOUN OR PRONOUN.

IN A NEWS ARTICLE , THE PARTICIPLE IS FREQUENTLY USED AT THE BEGINNING OF A SENTENCE.

“ BAGGING THE GOLD MEDAL , VALSCI MATH WIZARDS PUT A HALT TO THE MATH OLYMPIAD.”

EX1. WORKING QUICKLY, MEYER COMPLETED THE ASSIGNED TASK.

EX.2 AFTER FINISHING THEIR PROJECT,DALTON WENT TO THEIR ADVISER.

EX.3 THE DISAPPOINTED RUTHERFORD TEAM VOWED TO PRAC- TICE HARDER.

EX.4 A FALLING STAR STREAKED ADROSS THE CLEAR SKY.

EX.5 THE TORN TENT WAS NO PROTECTION AGAINST THE WIND.

1.THE TRAIN IS ARRIVING ON TRACK 7.VERB

THE ARRIVING TRAIN IS ON TRACK 7.PARTICIPLE

2.THE THEATRICAL COMPANY HAS BEEN TOURING MAJOR CITIES.VERB

THE TOURING THEATRICAL COMPANY HAS BEEN TO MAJOR CITIES.•PARTICIPLE

IS A PARTICIPLE MODIFIED BY AN ADVERB OR ADVERB PHRASE OR ACCOMPANIED BY A COMPLEMENT.

THE ENTIRE PHRASE ACTS

AS AN ADJECTIVE.

EX1.MUNCHING GRASS, THE COW LOOKED AT EASE.

EX2. THE COW, MUNCHING GRASS,LOOKED AT EASE.

A PARTICIPIAL PHRASE CAN USUALLY BE PLACED EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE WORD IT MODIFIES.

WHEN A PARTICIPIAL PHRASE DISTINGUISHES ONE PERSON, PLACE OR THING FROM OTHERS, IT IS NOT SET OFF BY COMMAS.

EX1. THE GIRL WEARING RED BLOOMERS IS MY SISTER.

NOTE:WEARING THE RED BLOOMERS IS ESSENTIAL TO THE MEANING OF THE SENTENCE.

WE PICKED UP THE UP THE DILAPIDATED CHAIR.

WE COULD SEE IT HAD A BROKEN LEG.

ANS.PICKING UP THE DILAPIDATED CHAIR, WE COULD SEE IT HAD A BROKEN LEG.

THE PALMS SWAY IN THE WIND.

THEY ARE LIKE DANCERS.

ANS. SWAYING IN THE WIND, THE PALMS ARE LIKE DANCERS.

THE TOLLBOOTH WOULD NOT ACCEPT COIN

IT BUZZED.

ANS. THE BUZZING TOLLBOOTH WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE COIN.

IDENTIFY THE WORD BEING MODIFIED BY THE FF. PARTICIPLES.

GOODLUCK!

1. THE HOWLING CAYOTES WOKE THE NEIGHBOR-HOOD.

2. FRANCIS JERICHO BROUGHT THE INJURED HALK TO A VETERINARIAN.

3. ADRIENNE LOIS GAVE HER MOTHER A CRUMBLING COOKIE.

4. STUMBLING, LAWRENCE DROPPED HIS BOOKS IN THE HALL.

5. RUSSEL TURNED OFF THE BLARING RADIO.

VERB OR PATICIPLE?

6. THE CAT FRIGHTENED

THE BIRD.

6.1 THE FRIGHTENED BIRD ESCAPED THE CAT.

7. KIERVIN INTERVIEWED THE ARRIVING DELEGATION.

(PARTICIPLE)

9. USUALLY, BY THIS TIME OF YEAR,THE POND HAS FROZEN. •VERB

9.1USUALLY, BY THIS TIME OF YEAR, THE FROZEN POND IS DESERTED.

(PARTICIPLE)

10. SOMEONE HAS STOLEN A VALUABLE PAINTING FROM THE MUSEUM.

(VERB)

10.1THE STOLEN PAINTING FROM THE MUSEUM IS A VALUABLE PICASSO PIECE.

(PARTICIPLE)

11. SWIMMING LEISURELY, WE DIDN’T NOTICE THE SHARK APPROACH. (PARTICIPLE)

12. FRIGHTENED BY ITS SUDDEN APPEARNCE, I YELLED, “SHARK!”( PARTICIPLE)

13. IN THE SUMMER THE SUN,BEATING ON THE ROADS, MELTS THE TAR.

( PARTICIPLE)

14. JASMIN WAS THINKING QUICKLY WHEN SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. ( VERB)

14.1 THINKING QUICKLY, JASMIN TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR.

( PARTICIPLE)

15. LISTENING ATTENTIVELY, THE JUNIORS MADE A LIVELY DISCUSSION.

( PARTICIPLE)

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