Present Participles
Past Participle
Examples
Punctuation
S'Mores
100
What do you add to the end of a verb to make it into the present participle form? (Think about the two types of participles we talked about yesterday!)
What is -ing
100
What is added to the end of a verb to make it a past participle?
What is -ED
100
Identify the participle AND determine if it is past or present: Laughing, Dave rescued the whining puppy from the high bed.
What is laughing - present
100
How do you NOT punctuate a participle phrase?
What is ~!@#$%^&*()?><.":|}{[] :)
100

DAILY DOUBLE Name one of the books/short stories we've read this year.

ANSWERS MAY VARY

200
Identify the present participle in the following sentence: Running for the ball, the player slipped and fell in the mud.
What is running.
200
Identify the past participle phrase in this sentence: Have rules for sports changed over the years?
What is changed over the years?
200
Identify the participle phrase and determine if it is past or present: Wrapped in crispy bacon, the green beans were delicious.
What is wrapped in crispy bacon - past
200
What do you need to separate the following list When you go to the store please buy eggs milk butter bread and pizza.
What is COMMAS! :)
200

DAILY DOUBLE: A farmer had 15 sheep, and all but 8 of them died. How many sheep does he have left?

What is 8

300
What do present participles describe? (Think: do they show us something that is happening in the present, tell us something happening in the present, or both?)
What is they show and tell us what is happening in the present.
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!! Finish the sentence using the participial phrase: Feeling tired...
What is answers may vary
300
Identify the participle and determine if it is past or present: Jill and Terrie were tired from working out and decided to take a nap
What is tired from working out - past
300
Identify the missing preposition: What are you talking __________?
What is about
300

What is an adverb?

Describes a verb or adjectives

400
Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: Cheering for the home team, the fans were on their feet.
What is Cheering for the home team
400

TRUE OR FALSE: The following sentence contains a misplaced modifier: Falling down the stairs, I laughed at Mr. Moreno.

TRUE

400
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!! Identify the participle, if it is past or present, AND the subject: Being held for ransom, the kidnap victims waited to be rescued.
What is being held for ransom - present - victims
400
Where do the commas go in the following sentence: No I don't believe in ghosts goblins or zombies.
What is after no, ghosts, and goblins.
400
If there are 6 apples and you take away 4, how many apples do you have?
What is the 4 you took!
500

DAILY DOUBLE What part of speech is a present participle?

What is verb

500
Identify the PAST PARTICIPLE as well as the SUBJECT of the sentence: The injured hawk was brought to the vet to be examined.
What is injured hawk.
500
Identify the participial phrase and if it is past or present: Being the best on my team, I was shocked when Jim was chosen as the leader.
What is being the best on my team - present
500
TRUE OR FALSE I need to put a comma BEFORE the word AND in the following sentence: Please feed the cats, give them fresh water, and take them outside.
What is TRUE
500

What state did Mr. Moreno move away from?

Texas
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