Positively Participles! They aren’t our pals! 

What is a participle? It is either the main verb in a sentence OR A verb acting like an adjective SAY WHAT? The crying baby wanted his mother. The baby was crying for his mother.

Past or Present? The participle can be in either tense. The dog has jumped for the cookies. The dog is jumping for the cookies.

Participial Phrase The participle and its related words Begins with a participle, and the whole phrase behaves like an adjective! Yelling loudly, my mom embarrassed me at the game. The movie, dismissed for its low quality, earned thirty million at the box office.

Second person in the row grab whiteboards!

Name that participle! Now…is it a verb or an adjective? Today the teacher was throwing things at the boy. Growling fiercely, the tiger was pouncing on the mouse. The student wasn’t interested in her grade. In the afternoon, Mrs. Marzullo has a smiling face when her students leave. 

Participal or Gerund? The howling winds made my house shake. Participle/adj I tried bringing my books home. Gerund phrase/do Walking slowly, the customer tried to shoplift the new shoes. Participial phrase/adj

The students are running an online business that sells everything. Participle/mv Speaking softly to the baby will calm it down. Gerund phrase/s

Let’s practice sentences! Write a sentence about the toast with just a participle/MV… Now do a participle adjective Now try a participial phrase. Now a gerund. Gerund phrase.