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What is Participle? •Two kinds of participle –Present participle (V-ing) –Past participle (V-3) The steps to finding a participle: • 1. Find the subject and verb to eliminate any confusion. • 2. Decide what part of the sentence the verbal belongs to. • Al Gore, knocked around by Bill Bradley for being "pro-gun," is confidently pushing gun control to the forefront of his presidential campaign. • The activist called for a waiting period for gun purchases to help reduce illegal gun trafficking. • Headed by conservative media watchdog leader Brent Bozell, the Parents Television Council announced the results of a study. • The network reported on the springtime ritual of young men and women flocking to warm beaches around the globe. • The statement issued by Columbia noted that a current weakness of the Internet is the inability to authenticate material. • The armed services struggle to meet recruiting goals in a tight job market. Functions 1. Finite verb –Continuous tense (present, past ,future) –Passive voice –Perfect tense (present, past, future) 2. Non-finite verb (active, passive) • Three kinds of participle –Present participle (V-ing) *Active meaning (reduced from active sentence) –Past participle (V-3) *Passive meaning (reduced from passive voice -Perfect participle (Having + V3) *Active @ Passive (reduced from perfect tense) How to reduce • Simple sentence • From Compound sentence (Fanboys) • From Complex sentence – Noun Clause – Adjective Clause – Adverb Clause • • • • • • Adverb Clause of Time Adverb Clause of Cause Adverb Clause of Condition Adverb Clause of Contrast Adverb Clause of Manner Adverb Clause of Purpose Participle Duties • • • • • • • • • • • As adjective clause Together with other finite verbs Modifying Complement Saying the causes Mention the condition Telling the contrasting Telling manner Before verbs Separating and combining Absolute