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Practice 1
Participles A participle is a form of a verb that acts as an adjective. There
are two kinds of participles:
present participles and past participles.
Past Participles
Present Participles
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A smiling pupil received an award. I can repair the broken watch.
Finished, we left for home.
Jogging, he reached a park.
Verb or Participle?
Verb phrases and participles are sometimes confused. When a participle comes
after a helping verb it is part of a verb phrase. A participle used as an adjective stands by itself and
modifies a noun or pronoun.
Verb Phrases
Participles
A child was crying.
I heard a crying child.
Bill has been elected.
Bill is our elected captain.
Identifying Present and Past Participles. Ucnt the participle in each sentence
below. If itis !present participle, write present; if it is a past participle, write past.
EXAMPLE: The1raitiixgJus suddenly left.
present
1. Can you find a new reading exercise?______________________
2. Mrs. Jones is a paid volunteer.
3. Laughing, the boys raced across the court.
4. We all agree that this Is a growing problem.
5. Who is our chosen representative?
Distinguishing Between Verbs and Participles. Identify each of the underlined
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If the word is a participle, circle the word it modifies.
words as either a Lerb or
EXAMPLE: Yes, this is
participle
1. My uncle has been taken to the hospital.
2. The director decided to join the planning board.
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3. Digging, she found a large metal trunk.
4. The scrubbed child looked strangely pale.
5. We are going to the concert this weekend.
6. The reference book was opened to the final chapter.
7. She made a highly praised speech.
8. Lewis was carefully pouring oil into the saucepan.
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9. Bob, a good athlete, has been training daily.
10. Have you completed the assignment yet?
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Identifying Present and Past Participles.
Then write whether the participle is past or present
EXAMPLE: The racke vase cannot be repaired.
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(den1r1 the participle in each sentence.
past
1. A raging snowstorm struck the city.
2. Disturbed, she consulted her doctor about the symptoms.
3. The police shed a glaring light on the robber.
4. Singing, she stepped from the shower.
5. The frozen pipe burst.
6. Have you repaired the broken lamp?
7. I have used reading glasses for some time now.
8. The story of the haunted house was very popular.
9. Did you find the finished copies of the term paper?
10. Laughing, she bowed several times to the audience.
11. The trusting child held out her hand.
12. Donna dropped the freshly laundered shirts in the dirt.
13. My newly purchased silk shirt faded in the sunlight.
14. The wandering minstrel stopped at the inn.
15. The shivering dog could not find its way home.
Distinguishing Between Verbs and Participles. Identify each underlined word as a
verb or a artic
If the word is a participle, circle the word it modifies.
EXAMPLE: They found the tten test easy to do.
participle
1. The doctor is talking to a patient.
2. She has a growing understanding of the problem.
3. A broken window was part of the evidence.
4. Brian has finally chosen a topic for his report.
5. Do you have a thick marking pen?
6. We drove past a deserted railroad terminal.
7. In exchange she is asking for another radio.
8. I bought three pounds of ripened cheese.
9. She is always playing Mozart on her phonograph.
10. The prisoner was brought before the judge.
11. After oversleeping, I missed my appointment.
12. In her diary, I read about her forgotten dreams.
13. The frogs had been jumping from place to place.
14. What is the name of that brightly shining star?
15. Cindy could not stop smiling on that day.
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