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Verbals Participles As Adjectives

Verbals

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Name: ___________________________

Verbals Participles as Adjectives


A participle is a verb form that functions as an adjective or as part of an adverb phrase in a sentence.

Example: The barking dog woke us.

In the example barking is a participle form of the verb to bark. It is functioning as an adjective by modifying
the noun dog. Participles usually end in -ing or -ed, but sometimes end in -d, -n, -t, -ed, -en, or -ne.
Circle the participle in the sentence below. Write the word it modifies in the blank under the sentence.

1. The burning building collapsed into the street.

_________________________________________________________________________________

2. We loved the laughing baby.

_________________________________________________________________________________

3. The boring speech put the audience to sleep.

_________________________________________________________________________________

4. Kind Mrs. Carter helped the shaken victim to a chair.

_________________________________________________________________________________

5. The excited fan screamed when she saw the singer.

_________________________________________________________________________________

6. The poor child had a worn coat with no buttons.

_________________________________________________________________________________

7. The proud mother looked at her grown children and knew she had raised them well.

_________________________________________________________________________________

8. The charming salesman convinced the very tall man to buy a tiny car.

_________________________________________________________________________________

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Name: ___________________________

Verbals Participles as Adjectives


A participle is a verb form that functions as an adjective or as part of an adverb phrase in a sentence.

Example: The barking dog woke us.

In the example barking is a participle form of the verb to bark. It is functioning as an adjective by modifying
the noun dog. Participles usually end in -ing or -ed, but sometimes end in -d, -n, -t, -ed, -en, or -ne.
Circle the participle in the sentence below. Write the word it modifies in the blank under the sentence.

1. The burning building collapsed into the street.

building
_________________________________________________________________________________

2. We loved the laughing baby.

baby
_________________________________________________________________________________

3. The boring speech put the audience to sleep.

speech
_________________________________________________________________________________

4. Kind Mrs. Carter helped the shaken victim to a chair.

victim
_________________________________________________________________________________

5. The excited fan screamed when she saw the singer.

fan
_________________________________________________________________________________

6. The poor child had a worn coat with no buttons.

coat
_________________________________________________________________________________

7. The proud mother looked at her grown children and knew she had raised them well.

children
_________________________________________________________________________________

8. The charming salesman convinced the very tall man to buy a tiny car.

salesman
_________________________________________________________________________________

Copyright © 2014 K12reader.com. All Rights Reserved. Free for educational use at home or in classrooms. www.k12reader.com

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