Participle Identification

Identify the participle (or participial phrase) and label what it modifies. (1) 'The annotated source contains key evidence.' (2) 'Walking through the gallery, she paused.' (3) 'Surprised by the data, the researchers shifted the conclusion.' (4) 'The synthesized argument illuminates the conversation.' (5) 'Exhausted from research, the writer slept.'

1. Past participles often end -ed; present participles end -ing.
2. Ask: which noun is being described?

• Identifies participle but not what it modifies.
• Confuses participle with gerund.

• Lesson 7 · Verbals 2 — participles (verb-form as adjective)