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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which word in this sentence is a participle? He offered to help his mother iron the wrinkled shirts

OpenStudy (anonymous):

offered

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Remember that a participle is a word formed from a verb (e.g., going, gone, being, been ) and used as an adjective (e.g., working woman, burned toast ) or a noun (e.g., good breeding ). In English, participles are also used to make compound verb forms (e.g., is going, has been ).

eclipsedstar (eclipsedstar):

I agree with "offered". :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I agree that i might be "wrinkled"...

eclipsedstar (eclipsedstar):

Well the sentence says that "\(He\) offered"... X)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so its offered?

eclipsedstar (eclipsedstar):

Wrinkled is just past tense but doesn't include the verb beside it ;)

eclipsedstar (eclipsedstar):

Yes, it's "offered". :)

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