Before we meet the participle…• Let’s review adjectives, nouns, and verbs– A noun is a person, place, or thing, or sometimes an idea
• Examples of nouns: cat, book, happiness, California
– An adjective is a word that describes a noun.• Examples:
– All of my students are very smart.– The purple and blue hydrangeas are my favorite flowers.
– A verb is either an action word, or a state of being word• Examples of action verbs:
– Jump, scream, run, laugh, dance
• Examples of state of being verbs:– am, is, are, was, were
Introducing the Participle!• definition: a verb ending in “-
ing”, “ed” or “en” yet used as an adjective; it is placed BEFORE the noun it describes.
Examples:Baked brownies (verb: bake)Jumping rabbits (verb: jump)Glazed donuts (verb: glaze)Excited students (verb: excite)
Participle Practice
Directions: • Read the following sentences• Write down the participle phrases
and underline the participle. • Then, draw an arrow to the noun
the participle is describing.
Participle Practice:
2. The screaming baby woke up every sleeping person in the house.
3. Jason’s hydrophobia broke out as soon as the swimming pool came into view.
Participle Practice:
2. The screaming baby woke up every sleeping person in the house.
3. Jason’s hydrophobia broke out as soon as the swimming pool came into view.
Participle Practice:
4. The Wonder Twins activated their synchronized watches before heading off to the burning building.
Participle Practice:
4. The Wonder Twins activated their synchronized watches before heading off to the burning building.
Participle Practice:5. Baked and burnt, the
chicken was untouched by the picnic guests.