Participle phrase & infinitive phrase: Difference between revisions

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*** ex. ''to be'', ''to play'', ''to believe''
*** ex. ''to be'', ''to play'', ''to believe''
*** infinitives can act as a noun, adjective, or adverb
*** infinitives can act as a noun, adjective, or adverb
* non-finitive verb
* non-finite verb
** a verb that does not have a subject
** a verb that does not have a subject
** and it therefore does not act as a verb, and instead acts as a noun (called "gerund"), adjective, or adverb
** and it therefore does not act as a verb, and instead acts as a noun (called "gerund"), adjective, or adverb
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!Verb
!Verb
!Complements
!Complements
!Participle  
!Participle or Infinitive
(non-finite verb)
(non-finite verb)
!Participle  
!Participle / Infinitive 
Complement  
Complement  
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* Grammatical forms:
* Grammatical forms:
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   S(subject/<br>gerund)-->V(finite verb)-->NFV(non-finite verb<br>infinitive object)-->C2(complement/<br> object)
   S(subject/<br>gerund)-->V(finite verb)-->NFV(non-finite verb<br>infinitive object)-->C2(complement/<br> object of infinitive)
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* Grammatical forms:
* Grammatical forms:
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   S(subject<br>non-finite verb)-->V(complement<br>of infinitive)-->FV(finite verb)-->C2(complement/<br>of finite verb)
   S(subject<br>non-finite verb)-->V(complement<br>of infinitive)--->FV(finite verb)-->C2(subject complement)
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* Parts of speech:
* Parts of speech:
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   S(non-finite verb<br>infinitive noun)-->V(prepositional phrase)-->FV(verb)-->C2(subject complement<br>adjective)
   S(non-finite verb<br>infinitive noun)-->V(prepositional phrase)--->FV(verb)-->C2(subject complement<br>adjective)
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* Parts of speech:
* Parts of speech:
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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)
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