So, have you been properly introduced to a Participle?
It is a word that is partly a verb and partly an adjective. That's the simplest definition.
If you want a complicated one here it is - "A participle is that form of a Verb that partakes of the nature both of a Verb and of an adjective".
There are 3 kinds of participles:-
Present Participles:-
We met a girl carrying a bunch of flowers.
Loudly banging on the door, the policeman asked to be let in.
The gazelle, realising that the cheetah was spent, trotted off to safety.
and
Past Participles:-
Terror-stricken, he fled the cave.
Driven by ambition, he toiled day and night to achieve his aim.
We saw a convoy of military trucks drive by, laden with ammunition.
Perfect Participles:-
This represents an action completed sometime in the past.
Having eaten, we took a short nap.
It is a word that is partly a verb and partly an adjective. That's the simplest definition.
If you want a complicated one here it is - "A participle is that form of a Verb that partakes of the nature both of a Verb and of an adjective".
There are 3 kinds of participles:-
Present Participles:-
We met a girl carrying a bunch of flowers.
Loudly banging on the door, the policeman asked to be let in.
The gazelle, realising that the cheetah was spent, trotted off to safety.
and
Past Participles:-
Terror-stricken, he fled the cave.
Driven by ambition, he toiled day and night to achieve his aim.
We saw a convoy of military trucks drive by, laden with ammunition.
Perfect Participles:-
This represents an action completed sometime in the past.
Having eaten, we took a short nap.
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