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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Participle help please!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which word in this sentence is a participle? The crying baby needed a new diaper.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@pooja195

pooja195 (pooja195):

A participle is a form of a verb that is used in a sentence to modify a noun, noun phrase, verb or verb phrase, and thus plays a role similar to that of an adjective or adverb . It is one of the types of nonfinite verb forms.-google

pooja195 (pooja195):

think u know?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i have no idea

pooja195 (pooja195):

whats the noun?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

diaper

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@pooja195

eclipsedstar (eclipsedstar):

Well...the participle refers to something that was happening in the past, right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

needed

eclipsedstar (eclipsedstar):

So, which word in the sentence is past tense?

eclipsedstar (eclipsedstar):

Yep, that's correct. :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

was that the answer?

eclipsedstar (eclipsedstar):

Yes, I agree. That's the answer. :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can you help with a few more?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@EclipsedStar

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@EclipsedStar

eclipsedstar (eclipsedstar):

Sure, just make a new post, thanks!

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