Parts of speech: Difference between revisions

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*** verb forms that act like an adjective
*** verb forms that act like an adjective
*** "past participle"  
*** "past participle"  
**** use the -ed forms
**** verbs in the past tense used as an adjective
**** where the simple past tense of a verb is used to show a condition of something
**** where the simple past tense of a verb is used to show a condition of something
*** examples:
**** typically are -ed -en and -t forms
**** "Boiled water is sanitized" ("boiled" and "sanitized" are both adjectives that describe the noun, "water")
**** includes irregular verbs in the past tense, such as "to be" "to go" etc.
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> past participles as adjectives examples:
** "Boiled water is sanitized" ("boiled" and "sanitized" describe the water)
** "The glass was broken when I found it" ("was broken" describes the glass)
** "The cut flowers are pretty" ("cut -
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*** "present participle"  
*** "present participle"  
**** uses the -ing form
**** uses the -ing form of a verb as an adjective
*** examples:  
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> present participles as adjectives examples:
**** "The boiling water is hot" ("boiling" describes the water)
** "The boiling water is hot" (describes the water)
** "This trip is exciting" (modifies or describes the trip)
** "The directions are confusing" (modifies the directions)
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** gerunds
** gerunds
*** verbs that act as nouns
*** verbs that act as nouns
*** use the -ing form
*** use the -ing form of the verb
*** examples
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> gerund (participles as nouns) examples:
**** "to swim" + -ing = "swimming" = a noun for the act of swimming
** "to swim" + -ing = "swimming" = a noun for the act of swimming
**** "Boiling water sanitizes it" ("boiling" is an act, therefore a noun, from the verb "to boil")
** "Swimming is fun"
*** gerunds are often interchangeable with infinitives
** "Boiling water sanitizes it" ("boiling" is an act, therefore a noun, from the verb "to boil")
**** "I hate doing math" versus "I hate to do math"
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*** Note:
**** gerunds are often interchangeable with infinitives
***** "I hate doing math" versus "I hate to do math"
**** however, note that gerunds and infinitives may act differently in terms of the object of the sentence
**** however, note that gerunds and infinitives may act differently in terms of the object of the sentence
***** ex. see College Board Practice Test 6, Writing section question 21:
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''"Burland advocated using soil extraction:"''
''"Burland advocated using soil extraction:"''
* A) NO CHANGE
* A) NO CHANGE
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* A) NO CHANGE is correct because it is the object of the sentence, "soil extraction," that Burland advocates, not the action of its use (to use")
* A) NO CHANGE is correct because it is the object of the sentence, "soil extraction," that Burland advocates, not the action of its use (to use")
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* '''Click EXPAND to see an example from College Board Practice Test 6, Writing Q21'''
 
* See
* See
** [https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/verbforms Grammar: Verb Forms: "-ing," Infinitives, and Past Participles (Walden Univ)]
** [https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/verbforms Grammar: Verb Forms: "-ing," Infinitives, and Past Participles (Walden Univ)]