Participle phrase & infinitive phrase: Difference between revisions

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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

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 ** logically complete = does not need more information to complete the thought
-== Finite Verb ==
+== Finite and Non-Finite Verbs & their complements==
 {{#mermaid: graph LR
-   S(Subject)-->V(Finite Verb)-->C(Complement)-->NFV(Non-Finite Verb)-->C2(Complement)
+   S(Students)-->R( )
 }}
+=== Example 1 ===
+* Sentence:
+''Students read the textbook studying 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(Students)-->V(Read)-->C(the textbook)-->NFV(sitting)-->C2(in class)
+   S( noun )-->V(verb)--->C(noun)--->NFV(adjective<br>participle)-->C2(prepositional 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(non-finite verb)-->C2(prepositional phrase)-->S(noun)-->V(finite verb)--->C(object)
+}}
+=== 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(non-finite verb)-->C2(prepositional phrase)-->V(finite verb)--->C(object)
+}}
    C-->NFV(Non-Finite Verb)-->C2(Complement)-->S2(Subject)-->V2(Finite Verb)-->C3(Complement)