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Open with a past participle Sentence Pattern #16 The past participle is the rd 3 principle part of the verb Last time we learned that Present participles take the “ing” form. A majority of past participles take the “ed” form To check, put the helping verb “have” before the “participle” (have) tripped; (have) slapped; (have) slept; (have) fallen; (have) thrown; • Irregular verbs have unusual • past participles. Don’t forget irregular verbs INFINITIVE TO BREAK SIMPLE PAST TENSE BROKE PAST PARTICIPLE BROKEN Example of simple sentence: She broke the lamp. Example of past participle: Broken, the lamp lay in pieces on the floor. Irregular Verbs Cont. Don’t forget these verb/past participle tricksters. • 1. by combining with adverbs: • … deeply concerned • 2. by combining with prepositional phrases: • …thrown by the tornado Past participles form participial phrases in 2 ways • When a past participial phrase opens a sentence, • use a comma following it • Concerned about her grade, Mary…. Don’t forget… • The past participle or past participial phrase that opens then sentence must… • Describe the noun that immediately follows it. Please remember… • NO! Eaten with glee, the student…. Uh oh… the dangling modifier • YES! Eaten with glee, • the strawberry pie • lasted barely a minute. Continued… • Past participial phrase: Lost in the woods • Noun: Hansel and Gretal • What did they do?: searched for shelter and scavenged for food Let’s put it all together! • Lost in the woods, Hansel and Gretal searched for shelter and scavenged for food. The Result Now use the pictures to write your own sentences that fit the pattern (open with a past participle/past participial phrase. BE CREATIVE!
