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Past Participle of 'Go': gone. What is the Past Participle of 'Awake': Awaken. _________ is the past participle of run: run. Told is the past participle of ______: tell. Which one among the following has the same present and past participle forms: run. Went is the past tense of _______: go. The root word of 'ran' is _____: run. Which word has the same past and past participle: tell. Told is the _______ and _____ forms of the word, tell: past. Awaken is the _______ form of 'awake': past participle

Describe the participle in the following sentence: The crying baby was hungry: crying; present participle. Describe the participle in the following sentence: The children refused to eat the burned toast: burned; past participle. Describe the participle in the following sentence: The exciting game lasted two extra innings: exciting; present participle. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence: The dog panting in the backyard needed water: panting in the backyard. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence: Fascinated by ants, Gil has made many important discoveries about them: Fascinated by ants. Which word does the participle "experienced" describe in the following sentence: The experienced skateboarder performed many tricks for the audience: skateboarder. Which word does the participle "surprising" describe in the following sentence: The judge revealed the surprising winner of the contest: winner. What is the BEST way to combine the following sentences: Victoria removed her muddy shoes. Victoria entered the house: Removing her muddy shoes, Victoria entered the house.. What is the BEST way to combine the following sentences: Sergio read a book. Sergio lost track of time: Reading a book, Sergio lost track of time.. What is the BEST way to combine the following sentences: The teacher taught a lesson on space exploration. The students were interested: The teacher taught a lesson on space exploration to the interested students.

Participles act like _____________________. : Adjectives. What are the two types of participles: Present and past. Present participles always end in ___________________. : . Past participles end in ______________________________. : A variety of past tense endings. Identify the participle in the sentence:The bent rake was difficult to use: Bent. Identify the participle in the sentence:The flying insect was a nuisance. : Flying. Identify the participle in the sentence:The annoyed teacher fussed at the students. : Annoyed. Identify the participle in the sentence:The water, gushing through the ravine, was very dangerous. : Gushing. Identify the participle in the sentence:The girls were sitting very properly. : No participle. Identify the word being modified by the participle. The dog wearing the red collar is very kind. : Dog. Identify the word being modified by the participle.Jim was a trained guide for the national park. : Guide. Identify the word being modified by the participle.Jill watched as her damaged car was towed away. : Car

Participles are verb forms that act like _____________________: Adjectives. What are the two types of participles: Present and past. Present participles always end in ___________________: . Past participles can end in all of the following EXCEPT ____________: . Identify the participle in the following sentence:After the recent storm, my father finally replaced the broken hinges on the gate: broken. Identify the participle in the following sentence:The flying insects were a nuisance for many of the people at the park: flying. Identify the participle in the following sentence:The annoyed teacher watched carefully as the students worked: annoyed. Identify the participle in the following sentence:The group of three studious girls were sitting quietly in the library: No participle. Identify the participle in the following sentence:After college, Julianne became a trained guide for one of the national parks in Utah: trained. Identify the participle in the following sentence: Sadly, Todd watched as his damaged car was towed away in the rain: damaged. Identify the participle in the following sentence:Across the country, many farmers needed fenced land to hold the animals on their farms: fenced. Identify the participle in the following sentence: Battered and bruised, the man won the boxing match: battered and bruised. What is the function of "humming" in this sentence?Humming softly, Lynda cheerfully cleaned her bicycle: Humming is a present participle being used as a adjective. What is the function of "cleaned and polished" in this sentence?Cleaned and polished, the old desk looked bright and shiny: Cleaned and polished are past participles being used as adjectives. What is the function of "sleeping" in this sentence?A loud clap of thunder woke the sleeping children from their nap: Sleeping is a present participle being used as an adjective. What is the function of "parked" in this sentence?The driver accidentally backed his truck into the parked car behind him: Parked is a past participle being used as an adjective. What is the function of "ordered" in the following sentence?The newly remodeled video store recently ordered a limited number of foreign films: Ordered is the main verb in the sentence. Identify the participles in the sentence: A peeled and sliced cucumber can be added to the salad right before we eat: peeled and sliced. Identify the participle in the sentence:Mary wrote a letter to the frozen Santa who was sitting out in the cold. : frozen. Identify the participle in the sentence and tell what word it is modifying.James kicked the ball and it landed on a frozen lake. : Frozen is the participle modifying the word lake. What purpose does "cleaned and polished" serve in this sentence?Cleaned and polished, the old desk looked bright and shiny. : Cleaned and polished is a past participle being used as an adjective. What purpose does does "tired" serve in this sentence?The tired, sweating runners finished the race: Tired is a past participle being used as an adjective. What purpose does "thinking" serve in the sentence?Janey was sitting on her porch, thinking about her problems: Thinking is a present participle being used as an adjective. What purpose does "waiting" serve in the sentence?Waiting by the entrance, the reported yelled out a question: Waiting is a present participle being used as an adjective . Participle or Verb?The sound of running water put the baby to sleep: Participle. Participle or Verb?The couple danced together until the sun came up: Verb. Participle or Verb?The clumsy boy had tripped over his own two feet: Verb. Participle or Verb?Smiling, the mother gathered her toddler into her arms: Participle. Participle or Verb?Lebron's super fan rubbed his eyes to be sure he wasn't dreaming: Verb

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