Participle

PARTICIPLE

A.       Meaning

A participle is a word formed from a verb which can be used as an adjective. They have some features of verbs and some of adjectives. But they are most basically a type of adjective.

e.g. The running contest is followed by many participants from all over Indonesia.

B.        Kinds

The two types of participles are :

1.      the present participle (ending ing)

example:   crying baby

dying persons

bleeding knees

2.      the past participle (usually ending -ed, -d, -t, -en, or -n)

example:   blessed people

painted frame

destroyed bridge

C.        Participle in the Form of Phrase

Example :   reading lady

studying students

flying kites

D.       Participle in the Form of Clause

Example :   Being dark, she was afraid to go home alone.

Winning the game, she cried happily.