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 == Quick start guides for punctuation & grammar rules ==
 * see further below for more on all these concepts and rules in the quick start guides
+=== Verbs quick start guide ===
+* '''verb'''
+** indicates an action, existence or occurrence
+*** ''I do, I am, I went''
+** is the basis of a predicate
+*** predicate = the action and its result/s, modifier/s or object/s
+* for the SAT, identify if a verb is '''''finite''''' or '''''non-finite'''''
+==== Finite verb ====
+* has a subject
+* finite verbs form the core of a sentence or clause
+==== Non-finite verb ====
+* does not have a subject
+* non-finite verbs act as a noun (gerund), adjective (past or present participle) or infinitive ("to" form of a verb)
+* for the SAT, the most important non-finite verb is the present participle adjective
+** = the '''-ing''' form of a non-finite verb acting as an adjective
+*** note that non-finite verbs acting as nouns, called gerunds, are also in the '''-ing''' form of the verb
+** present participles are used to add information to an independent clause
+*** ''ex. Driving carefully, she made it home safely in the storm''
+**** = "She drove carefully in the storm. She made it home safely."
+**** we can combine those two sentences into a more compact sentence by using the non-finite verb "driving"
+*** note that participle phrases are attached to an independent clause by a comma and not a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)
 === Punctuation quick start guide ===
 ==== periods . ====