1. Unit 3: Lesson 14
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2. Part 1: Present Participles
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3. Today, we are going to study present participles.
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4. Present participles are formed by adding -ing to the verb.
Examples:
walk + ing = walking
move + ing = moving
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5. Sometimes the participle of a verb can be used as an adjective.
Examples:
The crawling ants look very busy.
Their scurrying bodies are all over the grass.
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8. Part 2: Past Participles
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9. Today, we are going to study past participles.
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10. 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 adding ed.
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11. 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.
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13. Part 3: Participial Phrases
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14. Today, we are going to study participial phrases.
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15. A participial phrase begins with a participle and describes a noun.
Example:
The children playing with the puppy leaped for joy.
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16. See if you can find the participial phrase: Example:
Maria returned to find her picnic lunch covered with ants.
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17. Example: Find the participial phrase:
Carrying their food, the ants made their way to the nest.
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20. How did you do?
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