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Participle Phrases A verb that acts like an adjective with all its modifiers and complements. Participle Phrases A verb that acts like an adjective with all its modifiers and complements.

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Participle Phrases A verb that acts like an adjective with all its modifiers and complements. - PPT Presentation

Typically ends in en ed ing Whats a participle phrase The flying pig My reading glasses Some baked cookies The beheaded man A broken heart Her wrinkled ID: 656355

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Participle PhrasesSlide2

A verb that acts like an adjective with all its modifiers and complements.

Typically ends in…-en -ed -ing

What’s a participle phrase?Slide3

The

flying pig My reading glassesSome baked cookies The beheaded man

A

broken heart Her wrinkled dressGollum’s stolen ring The misconstrued facts

Review of ParticiplesSlide4

Soaring through the air, the pig flapped its wings.

The cookies, baked in the fires of Mordor, pleased Sauron.Her cat, Fluffikins, kept her company on Valentine’s Day, snuggling her lonely body.

Examples of Participle PhrasesSlide5

Opener:

Twirling his luxurious beard, the wizard conjured a rodent of unusual size. Interrupter: The wizard, twirling his luxurious beard, conjured a rodent of unusual size.Closer:

The wizard conjured a rodent of unusual size, twirling his luxurious beard.Where to use Participle PhrasesSlide6

Which noun does “twirling his luxurious beard” modify?

The wizard conjured a rodent of unusual size, twirling his luxurious beard. With the participle closest to the noun “rodent,” we have actually described a rodent twirling its luxurious beard.

WAIT!

Dangling ParticiplesSlide7

Why do we use participle phrases?Slide8

Without a participle phrase:

Voldemort passed the gravy. He told us what he was most thankful for.With a participle phrase: Voldemort, passing the gravy, told us what he was most thankful for.

To emphasize one action when two actions are being performed by the same person or thingSlide9

Without a participle phrase

: Sam recited the incantation and exorcised the demon.With a participle phrase: Reciting the incantation, Sam exorcised the demon.

To express the first action when two actions happen quickly after one another by the same person or thing.Slide10

Without the participle phrase:

Because Lord Voldemort valued the safety of his friend, he firmly asked Lucius relinquish his car keys if he was going to drink another butter beer. With a participle phrase: Valuing the safety of his friend, Lord Voldemort firmly asked Lucius to relinquish his car keys if he was going to drink another butter beer.

To explain the cause or reason for an action instead of starting the sentence with

as, since, or

because

.Slide11

Practice with Participles

Describe the picture!Slide12

Create-A-Caption

Remember

:

Participles are verbs that act like adjectives and end in –ing, –en, or –ed. Examples:Running away, I tripped and fell.The

cookies,

baked in the fires of

Mordor

, pleased

Sauron

.Slide13

Fearing

he would hear a spoiler, Gollum covered his ears.Ms. Earwood’s

Caption