1. Participles

2. What is a verbal?

3. A verbal is a word that looks like a verb but functions like something else.
VERB Acts Like Something

4. What is a participle?
A participle is a verbal that functions as an adjective. This word usually ends in –ing or –ed
Usually placed before a noun or pronoun
Examples: smiling, trotting, abandoned
The smiling child waved.
The trotting horses past were not frightened by the crowd.

5. Present and Past Participles
Present participles—end in –ing
Past participles—end in –ed or,
–d, –en, -t, -n

6. Present Participles
End in –ing and represent an action that is ongoing or incomplete
Ex: "Squeaking chairs and shuffling shoes broke the anxious silence" (pg. 39).

7. Past Participles Participles end in –ed, -d, -en, -n, or –t
Describe a completed action or a state of the thing spoken of.
Ex: "She opened her mouth to speak, but a quick glance at her husband brought a frightened look to her eyes" (pg. 49).

8. Steps to identifying the participle
1. Label all the nouns(& p.n.) in the sentence.
2. Underline the words ending in ing/ed
3. Label the main verb.
5. See if the participle is part of a phrase AND if it is modifying a noun or pronoun.
6. Draw an arrow to the word it’s modifying.

9. Let’s practice! 1. “A laughing man is stronger than a suffering man.”
2. “If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man” (Mark Twain, ).
3. “The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams” (Tupac Shakur).
4. Do not waste time staring at a closed door.

10. The Present Participle
The Verb
The Past Participle
The Present Participle
To rise
the risen sun
the rising sun
To boil
the boiled water
the boiling water
To break
the broken news
the breaking news
To cook
the cooked ham
the cooking ham
Add some of your own…
The Verb
The Past Participle
The Present Participle

11. Pick one of the verbals from your chart and write two sentences using a participle below.
1. 2.