1. E N G L I S H F I R S T A D D I T I O N A L
L A N G U A G E
P A S T P A R T I C I P L E S
2. W H AT A R E PA S T
PA R T I C I P L E S ?
• These are the form of a verb, typically ending in -ed in
English, which is used in forming perfect and passive tenses
and sometimes as an adjective, e.g. looked in have you
looked?, lost in lost property.
• Nouns & Verbs are included in past participles
• A noun is a word used to identify any of a class of people,
places, or things to name a particular one of these.
• A verb is a doing word. It showcases an action in a sentence
3. T Y P E S O F N O U N S
• Common noun: nouns that refer to an item, group or place.
• Proper noun: Nouns that are used to name a person.
• Singular nouns: words that are used to name a single person, place,
animal, bird or an object
4. U S I N G A PA S T PA R T I C I P L E A S A N
A D J E C T I V E
• Past participles can be used (by themselves or as part of participial
phrases) as adjectives to modify a noun or pronoun.
• Examples: Past participles as adjectives
• Joseph threw the burned toast in the bin.
• The man was clearly agitated.
• Rose swept up the shattered vase.
5. PA R T I C I P I A L P H R A S E S
• A participial phrase is a phrase headed by a participle that modifies a noun or pronoun in
the main clause of a sentence.
• In order to avoid a dangling participle when you use a participial phrase at the start of a
sentence, place the noun phrase being modified immediately after the participial phrase.
• Examples: Participial phrases in a sentence
• Surrounded by police officers, the bank robber gave up.
• The audience, moved by the performance, applauded the actor.
• Flights canceled due to the storm will not be reimbursed.
6. A S S E S S M E N T
C L I C K T H I S L I N K T O A C C E S S T H E
A S S E S S M E N T O N P A S T
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