Participle phrase & infinitive phrase: Difference between revisions
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''Studying for the test, students read the textbook'' | ''Studying for the test, students read the textbook'' | ||
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NFV( | NFV(Studying)--->C2(for the test)--->S(students)-->V(read)-->C(the textbook) | ||
}} | }} | ||
* Grammatical forms: | * Grammatical forms: | ||
{{#mermaid: graph LR | {{#mermaid: graph LR | ||
NFV( | NFV(non-finite verb)-->C2(complement)--->S(subject)-->V(finite verb)-->C(complement) | ||
}} | }} | ||
* Parts of speech: | * Parts of speech: | ||
{{#mermaid: graph LR | {{#mermaid: graph LR | ||
NFV( | NFV(adjective<br>participle)-->C2(prepositional phrase)-->S(noun)-->V(finite verb)--->C(noun) | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 20:44, 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 and Non-Finite Verbs & their complements[edit | edit source]
Example 1[edit | edit source]
- Sentence:
Students read the textbook studying for the test
- Grammatical forms:
- Parts of speech:
Example 2[edit | edit source]
- Sentence:
Studying for the test, students read the textbook
- Grammatical forms:
- Parts of speech:
Example 3[edit | edit source]
- Sentence:
Students studying for the test read the textbook
- Grammatical forms:
- Parts of speech:
C-->NFV(Non-Finite Verb)-->C2(Complement)-->S2(Subject)-->V2(Finite Verb)-->C3(Complement)
| 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