Download Participles and Participial Phrases

PARTICIPLES &
PARTICIPIAL PHRASES
• What is an adjective?
• An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.
• Adjectives will answer the questions which one, what kind, or
how many?
• Example: She wore a blue sweater today.
PARTICIPLES &
PARTICIPIAL PHRASES
• A verb form that is used as an
ADJECTIVE.
• PAST or PRESENT
• End in –ing, -d, -ed, –en, -t
PARTICIPLES &
PARTICIPIAL PHRASES
• Participles can be found at the beginning, middle, or end
of a sentence, but they MUST BE relatively close to the
noun or pronoun they modify.
• Participles are ONE WORD.
• Participial phrases consist of that ONE WORD plus
modifiers (all the words that refer to that participle).
PARTICIPLES &
PARTICIPIAL PHRASES
STEPS to finding the
participle or participial phrase
1. Find the subject.
2. Find the real verb.
3. Look for other words that look like verbs (word endings are the
clue).
EXAMPLE #1
The pouring rain drove us inside for the party.
• “Pouring” is the participle (What kind of
rain? The pouring rain.)
• It describes rain.
• Avoid getting the participle confused with the
REAL verb – in this case “drove.”
EXAMPLE #2
Known for her patience, Mrs. Williams was his
favorite teacher.
• “known” is the participle (Which teacher? The known one.)
• “for her patience” is the modifier
• This phrase describes Mrs. Williams.
• Subject and REAL verb: Mrs. Williams was
EXAMPLE #3
The marine biologist, diving near a reef, saw a shark.
“diving” is the participle (Which biologist? The one diving.)
“near a reef ” is the modifier
This phrase describes the biologist.
Subject and real verb: biologist saw
PARTICIPLES &
PARTICIPIAL PHRASES
Twirling their canes,
the dancers tapped
across the stage.
PARTICIPLES &
PARTICIPIAL PHRASES
She heard me
sighing loudly.
Participial phrases may have
modifiers such as adverbs.
PARTICIPLES &
PARTICIPIAL PHRASES
A peeled and sliced
cucumber can be
added to a garden
salad.
PRACTICE…
• The bike had a broken spoke.
• Her smiling face made everyone happy.
• The frightened child was crying loudly.
• The people were frightened by the growling dog.
• The squeaking wheel needs some grease.
PRACTICE…
• The man running slowly still finished the race.
• The boy having been scolded finally did his work.
• The teacher, having retired, could now travel widely.
• The soldier, having saluted his superior, continued
on his way.
• The truck swerving and sliding hit the brick wall.