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Understanding Participles

A participle is a form of a verb that can function as an adjective. There are two types:
- Present participles: end in *-ing* (e.g., *running*, *singing*)
- Past participles: usually end in *-ed* or have irregular forms (e.g., *broken*, *written*)

In this worksheet, we need to underline the participle in each sentence.

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Now, let’s go through each sentence:

1. The refreshing drink lifted her spirits.
- "refreshing" → describes the drink; it's an adjective formed from the present participle of *refresh*.
✔ Participle: refreshing

2. The children gasped at the filled stockings.
- "filled" → describes the stockings; past participle of *fill*.
✔ Participle: filled

3. She came in looking worried.
- "looking" → present participle, describes how she came in.
✔ Participle: looking

4. We sat on the sunken sofa cushions.
- "sunken" → past participle of *sink*, describing the cushions.
✔ Participle: sunken

5. The driven woman quickly earned a promotion.
- "driven" → past participle of *drive*, describing the woman.
✔ Participle: driven

6. We watched the shooting star.
- "shooting" → present participle, describes the star.
✔ Participle: shooting

7. I comforted the sobbing child.
- "sobbing" → present participle, describes the child.
✔ Participle: sobbing

8. The clucking hen frightened the small boy.
- "clucking" → present participle, describes the hen.
✔ Participle: clucking

9. The quilted blanket kept us warm.
- "quilted" → past participle of *quilt*, describes the blanket.
✔ Participle: quilted

10. The alarming news upset us all.
- "alarming" → present participle, describes the news.
✔ Participle: alarming

11. The purring cat lay in my lap.
- "purring" → present participle, describes the cat.
✔ Participle: purring

12. She fell crossing the street.
- "crossing" → present participle, describes what she was doing when she fell.
✔ Participle: crossing

13. She received the requested information.
- "requested" → past participle of *request*, describes the information.
✔ Participle: requested

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✔ Final Answers (Underlined Participles):

1. The refreshing drink lifted her spirits.
2. The children gasped at the filled stockings.
3. She came in looking worried.
4. We sat on the sunken sofa cushions.
5. The driven woman quickly earned a promotion.
6. We watched the shooting star.
7. I comforted the sobbing child.
8. The clucking hen frightened the small boy.
9. The quilted blanket kept us warm.
10. The alarming news upset us all.
11. The purring cat lay in my lap.
12. She fell crossing the street.
13. She received the requested information.

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📝 Summary

All underlined words are participles used as adjectives to describe nouns. They help give more detail about the noun they modify.

✔ All 13 sentences have one participle each — identified and explained above.