•a rooster’s hurried crowing•a frightened dog•The faint, echoing chant• into waiting heart

•a rooster’s hurried crowing

•a frightened dog

• the faint, echoing chant

• into waiting heart

PARTICIPLE

> verb forms used as adjectives

PARTICIPLES• are verb forms used as adjectives. These may have the form of either the present participle or the past participle.

• comes before the word it modifies

Present Participle-ends in -ing

Past Participle-ends in -en, -d, -ed, etc.

Examples• written message• dripping clothes• bent twig• glowing sky• lighted candle• towering buildings• falling star• given data • growing plants

verb•She is growing fast.

participle•The growing pain in her stomach indicated hunger

verb

•The message was written on pink paper.

participle•Each one gave a written message.

verb•The mirror was broken yesterday.

participle•She picked up the broken mirror.