Acting Like an Adjective

Mr. Griot introduces participles, explaining their role as verb forms used as adjectives. He distinguishes between present participles, ending in 'ING', and past participles, often ending in 'ED'. Through examples, he illustrates how participles function in sentences. The video concludes with an interactive game to reinforce learning, where viewers identify participles and determine if they are present or past.

What is a participle?

• A noun used as a verb

• A verb form used as an adjective

• An adjective used as a verb

• A verb form used as a noun

Which of the following is a present participle?

• Surprised

• Running

• Baked

• Tired

What suffix is commonly found at the end of past participles?

• ING

• ED

• LY

• ER

In the sentence 'The baked beans tasted delicious,' what is the participle?

• Beans

• Tasted

• Baked

• Delicious

Identify the participle in the sentence: 'The tired players left the field.'

• Field

• Players

• Left

• Tired

In the sentence 'The cackling hen laid an egg,' what type of participle is 'cackling'?

• Present participle

• Perfect participle

• Past participle

• Future participle

Which sentence contains a past participle?

• The running water was cold.

• The cracked mirror reflected light.

• The smiling child waved.

• The barking dog was loud.