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Theme 11 Participle

A participle is a verb form that functions as an adjective, helps form verb tenses, or creates passive sentences. Present participles and perfect participles are discussed, with examples illustrating their use in participle phrases. The document also clarifies the distinction between present participles and gerunds, which are nouns formed from verbs.

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Theme 11 Participle

A participle is a verb form that functions as an adjective, helps form verb tenses, or creates passive sentences. Present participles and perfect participles are discussed, with examples illustrating their use in participle phrases. The document also clarifies the distinction between present participles and gerunds, which are nouns formed from verbs.

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Participle.

Present and past participles

A participle is a verb form that can be used as an adjective, to form verb


tense, or to form a passive sentence. Here are some examples with the
participle "polished," which comes from the verb "to polish":

⚪I like the polished surface. (Here, the participle is used as an


adjective.)

⚪She has polished the car. (The participle is used with "has" to form
the present perfect tense.)

⚪The car was polished yesterday. (The participle is used with "was" to
form a passive sentence.)
Examples of Participles Being Used as Adjectives

Participle Phrases

It is really common to see participles in participle phrases. A participle phrase


also acts like an adjective. In the examples below, the participle phrases are
shaded and the participles are in bold:

⚪The man carrying the bricks is my father. (The participle phrase carrying
the bricks describes the man.)
⚪She showed us a plate of scones crammed with cream. (The participle
phrase crammed with cream describes the scones.)
⚪Whistling the same tune as always, Ted touched the front of his cap with
his forefinger as she dismounted.(The participle phrase Whistling the same
tune as always describes Ted.)
⚪Stunned by the blow, Mike quickly gathered his senses and searched
frantically for the pepper spray. (The participle phrase Stunned by the blow
describes Mike.)
Perfect Participles

Perfect participles are formed like this:


"Having" + [past participle]

Examples:

● Having taken
● Having eaten
● Having played

Some more examples of perfect participles (shaded):

● Having heard the news, he quickly sold his brother's


record collection.
● Having been promised a steak dinner, she looked less
than impressed with her Happy Meal.
Present Participles vs Gerunds

Present participles should not be confused with gerunds, which are nouns
formed from verbs. Gerunds also end "-ing." There is no difference
between gerunds and present participles in terms of spelling. They differ
by function. Gerunds are nouns. Present participles are adjectives or used
in verb tenses. In these examples, the words in bold are gerunds, and the
shaded words are present participles.

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