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Participles and Participial Phrases WHAT IS A PARTICIPLE? A participle is a VERB (action word) that is acting as an ADJECTIVE (descriptive word) TWO TYPES OF PARTICIALS PRESENT PARTICIPLES – THESE END IN “ING” (DANCING, PLAYING, WAITING) PAST PARTICIPLES – GENERALLY END IN “ED” (DANCED, PLAYED, WAITED) PARTICIPLES ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WHAT KIND? WHICH ONE? EXAMPLES OF PARTICIPLES PRESENT A whining sound came from the man’s horse. Competing, each tribe tried to show off its riches. EXAMPLES OF PARTICIPLES PAST The ground corn was used to make tortillas. Disgusted, Len walked away without saying goodbye. LETS PRACTICE!! – Are the following examples participles or verbs? To the north of the Pueblo tribes lived scattered bands of people. Participle (bands) For clothes, they used scraps of skins from the hunted rabbits. Participle (rabbits) They were known as the Shoshone, and they inhabited the deserts of the West. Tricked You!! VERB! How to create a participial phrase Participle + Adverb = Participial phrase Or Participle + Adverb Phrase = Participial phrase THE ENTIRE PHRASE ACTS AS AN ADJECTIVE!!! EXAMPLES Studying carefully, she learned much about Native American people. Studying = present participial Carefully = adverb modifying “studying” Studying Carefully = modifying “she” LETS PRACTICE!!! Living in the Northwest, the Nootka and other tribes built their lives around fish and wood. Living in the Northwest = participial phrase Hollowed-out trees were turned into boats. Hollowed-out = participial phrase Fishing from these boats, the tribes brought in abundant amounts of salmon and halibut. Fishing from these boats = participial phrase