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CAHSEE ELA 4.1 Writing: Sentence Structure. Which of the following sentences does not contain a participle?

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English Language

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Writing Conventions / Grammar/Paragraph/Sentence Structure

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00:03
Here's a question for you... hope you can get shmoopy with it...
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Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a participle?
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And here are the potential answers:
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So... what is this question asking?
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Isn't a participle a risqué body part?

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OK, maybe not. A participle is actually a verb that has been morphed into an adjective.
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That's right -- a verb is just a participle that's had its... ciple cut off.
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Usually you can recognize participles as ending in ING or ED.
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In this question we have 3 crystal clear participles:
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In B, we have FROTHING...
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In C we have SCREAMING...
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And in D we have CRYING.
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Totally textbook participles.
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So all that's left is A.
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As in, "Aaaaaahhhh!"... the noise verbs make when you cut off their ciple.
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