Task Explanation:
The task involves completing sentences using participles. A participle is a verb form that can function as an adjective. There are two types of participles:
present participles (ending in "-ing") and
past participles (often ending in "-ed," "-en," or irregular forms). The instructions suggest using the verb in parentheses as a clue to determine the correct participle.
Solution:
1.
Every car stopped for the ________ ducks. (to cross)
- Verb: "cross"
- Participle: "crossing" (present participle)
- Sentence: Every car stopped for the
crossing ducks.
2.
Janet won the ________ contest. (to spell)
- Verb: "spell"
- Participle: "spelling" (present participle)
- Sentence: Janet won the
spelling contest.
3.
I notified the ________ applicant. (to select)
- Verb: "select"
- Participle: "selected" (past participle)
- Sentence: I notified the
selected applicant.
4.
I like this ________ product. (to clean)
- Verb: "clean"
- Participle: "cleaning" (present participle)
- Sentence: I like this
cleaning product.
5.
These are my ________ parents. (to adopt)
- Verb: "adopt"
- Participle: "adopted" (past participle)
- Sentence: These are my
adopted parents.
6.
The ________ stone dazzled me. (to shine)
- Verb: "shine"
- Participle: "shining" (present participle)
- Sentence: The
shining stone dazzled me.
7.
The ________ gelatin was green. (to quiver)
- Verb: "quiver"
- Participle: "quivering" (present participle)
- Sentence: The
quivering gelatin was green.
8.
He has a reputation for ________ his work. (to shirk)
- Verb: "shirk"
- Participle: "shirking" (present participle)
- Sentence: He has a reputation for
shirking his work.
9.
Without exactly ________, I shrugged. (to confess)
- Verb: "confess"
- Participle: "confessing" (present participle)
- Sentence: Without exactly
confessing, I shrugged.
10.
________ cookies always makes me happy. (to eat)
- Verb: "eat"
- Participle: "eating" (present participle)
- Sentence:
Eating cookies always makes me happy.
11.
He left the ________ meat on the counter. (to thaw)
- Verb: "thaw"
- Participle: "thawing" (present participle)
- Sentence: He left the
thawing meat on the counter.
12.
He has a reputation for ________. (to produce)
- Verb: "produce"
- Participle: "producing" (present participle)
- Sentence: He has a reputation for
producing.
Final Answers:
1. crossing
2. spelling
3. selected
4. cleaning
5. adopted
6. shining
7. quivering
8. shirking
9. confessing
10. Eating
11. thawing
12. producing
Boxed Final Answer:
\[
\boxed{
\text{crossing, spelling, selected, cleaning, adopted, shining, quivering, shirking, confessing, Eating, thawing, producing}
}
\]
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of present participle worksheet.
