Students will learn how to use participle clauses.

1. TODAY, LET'S TALK ABOUT PARTICIPLE
CLAUSES. THESE ARE MOSTLY USED IN
WRITING AND THEY ARE ANOTHER WAY
TO ADD INFORMATION TO A SENTENCE.

2. Verb-ing alone is not a verb tense.
It needs to be used with the verb 'be’
to be part of a verb in the continuous tense.
· My cat purring. (This is not a sentence.)
· My cat is purring. (This is a good
sentence, in the present continuous.)

3. We can use 'verb-ing' to make participle
clauses that are used to add information to
sentences.

4. The boy was holding an ice cream.
+
The boy was crying.
=
The boy holding an ice cream was
crying.
'Holding an ice cream' adds extra
information. It's not necessary –
(The boy was crying) is a good sentence.

5. We were hoping for a good result.
+
We watched the match.
=
Hoping for a good result, we watched the match.
Participle clauses can go in many places in the
sentence.

6. Let's review!
1. Participle ___________ are mostly used in writing.

7. 1. Participle clauses are mostly used in writing.

8. 2. Participle clauses are another way to add
___________ to a sentence.

9. 2. Participle clauses are another way to add
information to a sentence.

10. 3. Can we use verb+ing as the only verb in a sentence?

11. 3. Can we use verb+ing as the only verb in a sentence?

12. 4. Can participle clauses go in different places in the sentence?

13. 4. Can participle clauses go in different places in the sentence?