Unit 3: Lesson 14
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Part 1: Present Participles
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Today, we are going to study present participles.
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Present participles are formed by adding -ing to the verb.
Examples: walk + ing = walking move + ing = moving
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Sometimes the participle of a verb can be used as an adjective.
Examples: The crawling ants look very busy. Their scurrying bodies are all
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Present Participles
Part 2: Past Participles
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Today, we are going to study past participles.
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Past participles are formed by adding -ed to the verb.
Examples: walk + ed = walked move + ed = moved* Remember if a verb ends in e, drop the e before
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Sometimes the participle of a verb can be used as an adjective.
Examples: Workers moved stored eggs each
day. The ants must move to an
expanded nest.Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott
Part 3: Participial Phrases
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Today, we are going to study participial phrases.
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A participial phrase begins with a participle and describes a noun.
Example: The children playing with
the puppy leaped for joy.Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott
See if you can find the participial phrase:
Example: Maria returned to find her
picnic lunch covered with ants.
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Find the participial phrase:
Example: Carrying their food, the
ants made their way to the nest.
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Participial Phrases
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