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C3A5a
Participle
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C3A5a.1
Use a participle (present or past participle verb) or
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participial phrase to function as an adjective.
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Present participle:
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I saw the
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opening
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performance.
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I saw her
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running
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toward the house.
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He ran ahead
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calling
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her name.
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Past participle:
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He was proud of the
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completed
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project.
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He repaired the
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broken
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hinge.
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Having listed
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my tasks, I was ready.
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Having run
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the race, he was tired.
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Be aware that there can be some confusion with the term
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participle
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. In its broadest sense, a participle is any word
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ending in the suffix
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-ing
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. In its narrowest sense, a participle is
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a verb form (which may or may not end in
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-ing
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) that functions
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as an adjective. The term
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participle
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is also used to refer to
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the verb forms used in the present and past progressive
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tenses.
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More information
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