Participle phrase & infinitive phrase: Difference between revisions
(Created page with "Sentence * a grammatically complete thought ** grammatically complete = contains a finite verb (subject-verb) ** logically complete = does not need more information to complete the thought == Finite Verb == {| class="wikitable" |+ ! !Subject !Verb !Complements ! |- |Sentence |Student |reads |a textbook | |- |Phrase | |Reading |a textbook | |- | | | | | |} Finite verb is a verb that has a subject * if the verb has no subject, then it is "non-finite" * non-finite verbs...") |
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Revision as of 19:16, 11 June 2024
Sentence
- a grammatically complete thought
- grammatically complete = contains a finite verb (subject-verb)
- logically complete = does not need more information to complete the thought
Finite Verb[edit | edit source]
| Subject | Verb | Complements | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentence | Student | reads | a textbook | |
| Phrase | Reading | a textbook | ||
Finite verb is a verb that has a subject
- if the verb has no subject, then it is "non-finite"
- non-finite verbs act as nouns, adjectives, and adverbs
- while they do not have a subject
- they may have complements
- adverbs
- objects
- prepositional phrases
- they may have complements
- while they do not have a subject