1. When the Spaniards arrived in New Mexico, the Pueblo population numbered between 40,000 and 50,000. numbered is a participle <----
2. Many had adopted a farming lifestyle. farming is a participle <--
3. Domesticated animals included dogs and turkeys. <--- domesticated is a participle.
4. The arriving Spaniards gave the name ''Pueblos'' meaning ''Townsmen,'' to the people of this area because most of them lived in organized cities. <---- arriving, organized this is a verb
5. Almost all of their well-built villages were eventually destroyed. built and destroyed is a participle
Label each underlined word a verb or a participle.
Three of your answers are correct.
Two are not.
1 - 3 are right.
4 - arriving???
organized is not a verb
5 - no
1. To determine if "numbered" is a participle, we can break down the sentence and analyze the verb form. In this case, "numbered" is functioning as the main verb in the sentence, describing the action of the Pueblo population having a specific count. It is not being used as an adjective, which is the typical role of a participle, so "numbered" is not a participle in this context.
2. To determine if "farming" is a participle, we can again analyze the verb form in the sentence. In this case, "had adopted" is the main verb phrase, with "adopted" being the past participle of the verb "to adopt". "Farming" is not the main verb in the sentence; it is functioning as the object of the verb "adopted". Therefore, "farming" is not a participle in this context.
3. In this sentence, "domesticated" is indeed being used as a participle. It is functioning as an adjective that describes the type of animals (dogs and turkeys) in reference to their domestication. It is not the main verb in the sentence, so "domesticated" is correctly identified as a participle.
4. "Arriving" and "organized" are not participles in the context of this sentence. "Arriving" is part of the noun phrase "the arriving Spaniards," functioning as an adjective to describe the noun. "Organized" is an adjective modifying the noun "cities." Neither of these words is being used as a verb in this sentence.
5. "Built" and "destroyed" are indeed participles in this sentence. They are being used as adjectives to describe the villages. "Well-built" describes the quality of the villages, and "eventually destroyed" describes the fate of the villages. In both cases, the participles are functioning as adjectives modifying the noun "villages."