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== | == Participle phrase placement == | ||
* participle = the ''-ing'' or ''-ed'' forms of a verb | * participle = the ''-ing'' or ''-ed'' forms of a verb | ||
** participles may serve as finite (take a subject) or non-finite (no subject) | ** participles may serve as finite (take a subject) or non-finite (no subject) | ||
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S( noun )-->NFV(participle<br>adjective)-->C2(prepositional phrase)-->V(verb)--->C(object) | S( noun )-->NFV(participle<br>adjective)-->C2(prepositional phrase)-->V(verb)--->C(object) | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Infinitive phrase == | |||
* infinitive = the ''-to'' form of a verb | |||
** infinitives are never finite (take a subject) | |||
** they serve as a adjective, adverb or noun | |||
*** adjective | |||
**** ''A good game to play is snooker'' | |||
*** adverb | |||
**** ''We practice to get better at it'' | |||
*** noun | |||
**** ''To play beats not to play'' | |||
=== Infinitive phrase placement === | |||
==== Infinitive phrase example 1 ==== | |||
'' ** TO DO ** '' | |||
* Sentence: | |||
''To read the textbook prepares you for the test'' | |||
{{#mermaid: graph LR | |||
S(Students)-->V(read)--->C(the textbook)-->NFV(studying)-->C2(for the test) | |||
}} | |||
* Grammatical forms: | |||
{{#mermaid: graph LR | |||
S(subject)-->V(finite verb)-->C(complement)-->NFV(non-finite verb)-->C2(complement) | |||
}} | |||
* Parts of speech: | |||
{{#mermaid: graph LR | |||
S( noun )-->V(verb)--->C(noun)--->NFV(participle<br>adjective)-->C2(prepositional phrase) | |||
}} | |||
==== Infinitive phrase example 2 ==== | |||
* Sentence: | |||
''Studying for the test, students read the textbook'' | |||
{{#mermaid: graph LR | |||
NFV(Studying)--->C2(for the test)--->S(students)-->V(read)-->C(the textbook) | |||
}} | |||
* Grammatical forms: | |||
{{#mermaid: graph LR | |||
NFV(non-finite verb)-->C2(complement)--->S(subject)-->V(finite verb)-->C(complement) | |||
}} | |||
* Parts of speech: | |||
{{#mermaid: graph LR | |||
NFV(participle<br>adjective)-->C2(prepositional phrase)-->S(noun)-->V(finite verb)--->C(noun) | |||
}} | |||
==== Infinitive phrase example 3 ==== | |||
* Sentence: | |||
''Students studying for the test read the textbook'' | |||
{{#mermaid: graph LR | |||
S(Students)-->NFV(studying)--->C2(for the test)-->V(read)-->C(the textbook) | |||
}} | |||
* Grammatical forms: | |||
{{#mermaid: graph LR | |||
S(subject)-->NFV(non-finite verb)-->C2(complement)-->V(finite verb)-->C(complement) | |||
}} | |||
* Parts of speech: | |||
{{#mermaid: graph LR | |||
S( noun )-->NFV(participle<br>adjective)-->C2(prepositional phrase)-->V(verb)--->C(object) | |||
}} | |||
[[Category:Grammar]] | [[Category:Grammar]] | ||
[[Category:SAT verbal]] | [[Category:SAT verbal]] | ||
[[Category:SAT digital test]] | [[Category:SAT digital test]] | ||