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* past or present tense participle adjectives | * past or present tense participle adjectives | ||
* gerunds (nouns) | * gerunds (nouns) | ||
* infinitives | * past perfect participles | ||
<u>note</u>: infinitives are non-finite verbs but not participles | |||
== Participle definition == | |||
A verb that | |||
* acts grammatically as a noun or adjective | |||
* and not as a verb (does not have a subject) | |||
* but retains its essence as a verb | |||
** such as to be modified by adverbs | |||
** have object complements | |||
See also | See also | ||
Latest revision as of 14:47, 24 February 2024
Non-finite verb that acts as a modifier or noun
Participles include:
- past or present tense participle adjectives
- gerunds (nouns)
- past perfect participles
note: infinitives are non-finite verbs but not participles
Participle definition[edit | edit source]
A verb that
- acts grammatically as a noun or adjective
- and not as a verb (does not have a subject)
- but retains its essence as a verb
- such as to be modified by adverbs
- have object complements
See also