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A A PARTICIPLEPARTICIPLE can help add can help add visual description to your visual description to your writing.writing.

A A PARTICIPLEPARTICIPLE is a verb that ends is a verb that ends with with –ing.–ing.

Use 3 (triple) Use 3 (triple) PARTICIPLESPARTICIPLES, , separated by commasseparated by commas, to add , to add descriptive details to sentences.descriptive details to sentences.

Triple ParticipleTriple ParticipleBrush StrokeBrush StrokeEXAMPLE #1:EXAMPLE #1:

Target sentence: Target sentence: A man bungeed A man bungeed from the bridge.from the bridge.

Target sentence withTarget sentence with triple participlestriple participles:: Whooping, praying, and Whooping, praying, and

plummeting,plummeting, a man a man bungeed from the bridge.bungeed from the bridge.

Triple ParticipleTriple ParticipleBrush StrokeBrush StrokeEXAMPLE #2:EXAMPLE #2:

Target sentence:Target sentence:

A tiny squirrel groomedA tiny squirrel groomed

its paws.its paws.

Target sentence with triple participles:

Nibbling, lapping, Nibbling, lapping, and preening, and preening, a tiny a tiny squirrel groomed its squirrel groomed its paws.paws.

Triple ParticipleTriple ParticipleBrush StrokeBrush StrokeEXAMPLE #3:EXAMPLE #3:

Target sentence: Target sentence:

The driver celebrated an The driver celebrated an easy victory. easy victory.

Target sentence with Target sentence with triple participlestriple participles::

Cheering, bounding, Cheering, bounding, and bellowing, and bellowing, the the driver celebrated an driver celebrated an easy victory.easy victory.

Triple ParticipleTriple ParticipleBrush StrokeBrush StrokeEXAMPLE #4:EXAMPLE #4:

Target sentence:Target sentence: The fajitas arrived at our The fajitas arrived at our

table.table. Target sentence with Target sentence with

triple participlestriple participles::

Sizzling, crackling, and Sizzling, crackling, and show-stopping, show-stopping, the the fajitas arrived at our fajitas arrived at our table.table.

Triple ParticipleTriple ParticipleBrush StrokeBrush StrokeYOUR TURN:YOUR TURN:

Target sentence:Target sentence:

The pirate fled from The pirate fled from the angry natives.the angry natives.

Can you do it Can you do it withoutwithout

a target sentence?a target sentence?

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