Transcript The Participle Preachers-student

THE PARTICIPLE
PREACHERS
C
PREACHING PARTICIPLES SINCE 2014.
By: Skylar and Lian
What’s a participle?
• Participle: A verb that acts as an adjective. It
modifies a noun or a pronoun.
*Tip: The two types of participles are past and present.
Present participles always end in –ing.
• Ex. The cheating player screamed when Lian won.
• Ex. Skylar looked admirably at her washed car.
Participle Game
• Gosh, Davis’s crying baby needs a nap!
• Jack’s running shoes need some Febreeze.
• The rising sun was the first thing I saw when my eyes opened.
• The cooked ham made Bethany’s mouth water.
• George’s favorite snack is a boiled egg and water.
Participle Game
• How do you plan to pay for the broken window?
• The dancing duo impressed the crowd and left them in awe.
• Whenever Sean eats candy, he is like a jumping maniac!
• All day, Nishant bragged about how his painted artwork won 1st
place.
• The flattened banana that lay in the street made Saoirse upset.
Quick Comment!
Do not get gerunds and participles mixed up!
• Gerunds are verbs that act as a NOUN!
• Participles are verbs that act as an ADJECTIVE!
• Ex. Singing is one of Andrew’s favorite hobbies.
• Ex. If you need something to punch, punch the punching bag.
* Gerunds end in -ing
Gerunds vs Participles
• Playing chess takes a large amount of brain power.
• Hating people is much different than disliking them.
• Removing the wishbone from the turkey is a family tradition.
• Why doesn’t someone help that poor choking girl?
• The kidnapped baby was always on the news.
And the winner is.....