A participle is a form of a verb that can function as an adjective, and it is often used to modify nouns or pronouns. There are two main types of participles:
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Present participles: These are formed by adding 'ing' to the base form of the verb (e.g., "running," "singing," "dancing"). For example, in the sentence "The running water was cold," "running" describes the noun "water."
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Past participles: These usually end in 'ed' for regular verbs (e.g., "played," "cleaned") or have unique forms for irregular verbs (e.g., "eaten," "taken"). For instance, in the sentence "The broken window needs to be fixed," "broken" describes the noun "window."
Participles can also be part of participial phrases, which provide additional information about a noun in the sentence. For example: "Shocked by the news, she sat down." Here, "Shocked" is a past participle that describes "she."
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