{"id":874,"date":"2022-04-21T10:04:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T10:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=874"},"modified":"2025-11-01T10:33:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T10:33:50","slug":"e-ff-6-identify-participles-and-what-they-modify","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-ff-6-identify-participles-and-what-they-modify\/","title":{"rendered":"E- FF.6 Identify participles and what they modify"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Identify participles and what they modify<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-f79afd6ea8b322268468366b8e5f7cc7\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>What is a Participle?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>participle<\/strong> is a verb form that acts like an <strong>adjective<\/strong> in a sentence.<br>It <strong>describes a noun or a pronoun<\/strong>. \ud83e\udde0\u270d\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Types of Participles<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Type<\/th><th>Form<\/th><th>Example<\/th><th>Emoji<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Present Participle<\/strong><\/td><td>ends with <strong>-ing<\/strong><\/td><td><em>running water<\/em><\/td><td>\ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\udca7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Past Participle<\/strong><\/td><td>usually ends with <strong>-ed<\/strong>, <strong>-en<\/strong>, <strong>-d<\/strong>, <strong>-t<\/strong>, or <strong>-n<\/strong><\/td><td><em>broken glass<\/em>, <em>baked cake<\/em><\/td><td>\ud83d\udc94\ud83e\uddc1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>How to Identify a Participle?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ask these 2 questions:<br>1\ufe0f\u20e3 <strong>Does the word come from a verb?<\/strong><br>2\ufe0f\u20e3 <strong>Is it describing a noun or pronoun?<\/strong><br>If <strong>YES<\/strong>, it\u2019s a participle! \u2705<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>What Do Participles Modify?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Participles <strong>modify nouns or pronouns<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccc <strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>crying<\/strong> baby needs milk. \ud83d\udc76\ud83c\udf7c<br>(Crying = participle, modifies baby)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>broken<\/strong> vase was expensive. \ud83c\udffa\ud83d\udcb8<br>(Broken = participle, modifies vase)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Participial Phrase<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>participial phrase<\/strong> includes a participle <strong>+ words related to it<\/strong>.<br>It works as an adjective too! \ud83c\udf80<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccd Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Running late<\/strong>, Riya rushed to school. \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\u23f0<br>(Participial phrase modifies \u201cRiya\u201d)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The cat <strong>sleeping on the mat<\/strong> is mine. \ud83d\udc08\ud83d\udecf\ufe0f<br>(Participial phrase modifies \u201ccat\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Common Mistake: Dangling Participles<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>dangling participle<\/strong> has nothing to modify clearly, making the sentence confusing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\ude15 Wrong:<br><em>Walking to school, the rain started.<\/em><br>(Who was walking? Rain?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Correct:<br><em>Walking to school, <strong>I<\/strong> got caught in the rain.<\/em> \ud83c\udf27\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Quick Practice (Identify the Participle &amp; Noun Modified)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>shining<\/strong> stars lit the sky. \u2728<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>boiled<\/strong> eggs were tasty. \ud83e\udd5a\ud83d\ude0b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Excited to play<\/strong>, the children ran outside. \u26bd\ud83d\udc67\ud83d\udc66<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Summary<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Key Point<\/th><th>Emoji<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Participles are verb forms used as adjectives<\/td><td>\ud83c\udfc5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Present: <strong>-ing<\/strong><\/td><td>\ud83d\udd35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Past: <strong>-ed\/-en\/-t\/-n<\/strong><\/td><td>\ud83d\udfe1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Participles modify nouns and pronouns<\/td><td>\ud83d\udd27<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Participial phrases = participle + extra words<\/td><td>\ud83e\udde9<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/79295\/515\/454\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-242.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-242.png 500w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-242-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-242-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/79386\/455\/987\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-249.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-249.png 500w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-249-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-249-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Identify participles and what they modify Key Notes: What is a Participle? A participle is a verb form that acts like an adjective in a sentence.It describes a noun or a pronoun. \ud83e\udde0\u270d\ufe0f Types of Participles Type Form Example Emoji Present Participle ends with -ing running water \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\udca7 Past Participle usually ends with -ed, -en,<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-ff-6-identify-participles-and-what-they-modify\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- FF.6 Identify participles and what they modify&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-874","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_hostinger_reach_plugin_has_subscription_block":false,"_hostinger_reach_plugin_is_elementor":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=874"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22075,"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/874\/revisions\/22075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}