Participle phrase & infinitive phrase

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

Example 1

• Sentence:

Students read the textbook studying for the test

• Grammatical forms:

• Parts of speech:

Example 2

• Sentence:

Studying for the test, students read the textbook

• Grammatical forms:

• Parts of speech:

Example 3

• 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