Harcourt Journeys: Grammar Skills

Unit 3: Lesson 14

This week’s skills:Part 1: Present ParticiplePart 2: Past ParticiplePart 3: Participial PhrasesPart 4: Writing Correct SentencesPart 5: Sentence Fluency

Present ParticiplePart 1: PowerPoint LessonPart 2: Projectable 14.6Part 3: Practice Book Page 163Part 4: Adapted Worksheets

Part 1: Present Participles

Today, we are going to study present participles.

Present participles are formed by adding -ing to the verb.

Examples: walk + ing = walking move + ing = moving

Sometimes the participle of a verb can be used as an adjective.

Examples: The crawling ants look very busy. Their scurrying bodies are all

over the grass.

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Present Participles

Projectable 14.6

Turn your Practice Book to page 163.

Past ParticiplesPart 1: PowerPoint LessonPart 2: Projectable 14.7Part 3: Practice Book Page 164Part 4: Adapted Worksheets

Part 2: Past Participles

Today, we are going to study past participles.

Past participles are formed by adding -ed to the verb.

Examples: walk + ed = walked move + ed = moved* Remember if a verb ends in e, drop the e before

adding ed.

Sometimes the participle of a verb can be used as an adjective.

Examples: Workers moved stored eggs each

day. The ants must move to an

expanded nest.

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Past Participles

Projectable 14.7

Turn your Practice Book to page 164.

Participial PhrasesPart 1: PowerPoint LessonPart 2: Projectable 14.8Part 3: Practice Book Page 165Part 4: Adapted Worksheet

Part 3: Participial Phrases

Today, we are going to study participial phrases.

A participial phrase begins with a participle and describes a noun.

Example: The children playing with

the puppy leaped for joy.

See if you can find the participial phrase:

Example: Maria returned to find her

picnic lunch covered with ants.

Find the participial phrase:

Example: Carrying their food, the

ants made their way to the nest.

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Participial Phrases

Projectable 14.8

Turn your Practice Book to page 165.

Writing Correct Sentences:Part 1: PowerPoint LessonPart 2: Practice Book Page 166Part 3: Adapted Worksheets

Part 4: Writing Correct Sentences

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PRACTICE!

Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Turn your Practice Book to page 166.

Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Sentence Fluency:Part 1: Practice Book Page 167

Part 5: Sentence Fluency

Turn your Practice Book to page 167.

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