Q.4 Define participle. Identify the participles used in the following sentences.
a. The breaking news caused great disturbance.
b. She told us an amusing story.
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a. the breaking news caused great disturbance.
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Participle:
➛ A participle is so called because it is partly a verb and partly an adjective.
Explanation:
- I saw a boy running.
- I met a beggar riding on a donkey.
➤ In a first sentence, the word 'running' refers to a noun 'boy'. It is therefore works like an adjective.
➤ The word running is formed from the verb 'run'. It is therefore like a verb.
The word running is therefore both like a verb and an adjective. In other words it is a verb adjective or a participle.
Identify the participles used in the following sentences:
- breaking - Present participle
- amusing - Present participle
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