Participles and Participle Phrases

What is a participle?

• A type of noun that describes a person, place, or thing.

• A verb form that can function as an adjective, typically ending in -ing or -ed.

• A conjunction used to connect clauses or sentences.

• An adverb that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.

Identify the participle in the sentence: 'The running water was cold.'

• running

• cold

• was

• water

What is the function of a participle in a sentence?

• A participle functions as an adjective, providing more information about a noun.

• A participle functions as a noun, acting as the subject of the sentence.

• A participle functions as an adverb, modifying a verb in the sentence.

• A participle functions as a conjunction, connecting two clauses.

Identify the participle(s) in the sentence: 'The tired runner finished the race.'

• tired

• finished

• runner

• race

What is the past participle of 'to swim'?

• swam

• swum

• swimmed

• swimming

Identify the participial phrase: 'Excited about the trip, the children packed their bags.'

• Excited about the trip

• The children packed their bags

• About the trip

• Excited and happy

Identify the participle(s) in the sentence: 'The fallen leaves covered the ground.'

• fallen

• covered

• leaves

• ground

Identify the participial phrase: 'The dog barking loudly chased the cat.'

• barking loudly

• chased the cat

• The dog

• loudly barking

What is a participial phrase?

• A phrase that includes a participle and any modifiers or complements, acting as an adjective in a sentence.

• A phrase that describes a noun using only an adverb.

• A phrase that connects two independent clauses in a sentence.

• A phrase that provides additional information about a verb.

Identify the participial phrase: 'The book written by the author became a bestseller.'

• written by the author

• became a bestseller

• The book

• by the author