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* participles are the verb forms of using ''-ing'' and ''-ed'' | * participles are the verb forms of using ''-ing'' and ''-ed'' | ||
** these may be finite or non-finite (see "Verbs" guide) | ** these may be finite or non-finite (see "Verbs" guide) | ||
* non-finite participles do not have a subject and may act as nouns (" | * non-finite participles do not have a subject and may act as nouns ("gerund") or adjectives (present or past participle adjective) | ||
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!Participle as finite verb | |||
!Form | |||
!Participle as non-finite verb | |||
!Form | |||
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|''I was '''feeling''' hungry, so I decided to get a burger'' | |||
|"'''feeling'''" = present continuous finite verb (with subject "I") | |||
|'''''Feeling''' hungry, I decided to get a burger'' | |||
|"'''feeling'''" = non-finite present participle adjective that describes the IC subject "I" | |||
|- | |||
|''If you '''are studying''', you will get higher grades.'' | |||
|"'''are studying'''" = present continuous finite verb (with subject "you") | |||
|'''''Studying''' yields higher grades'' | |||
|"'''studying'''" = gerund (non-finite participle as noun) and acts as the subject of the finite verb "yields" | |||
|- | |||
|The train '''stopped''', and people waited impatiently. | |||
|"'''stopped'''" = past tense finite verb (with the subject "train") | |||
|''People waited impatiently on the '''stopped''' train.'' | |||
|"'''stopped'''" = past participle adjective that describes "train" | |||
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==== Participle phrase BIG IDEAS ==== | |||
* The SAT will: | |||
** try to fool the student into mis-matching a subject with a non-finite participle | |||
** ask to combine two sentences or clauses using a participle phrase | |||
*** i.e., going from "Eight graders take Algebra. Ninth graders then have to take Geometry." | |||
**** to "After taking Algebra in eighth grade, ninth graders take Geometry" | |||
== Punctuation quick start guide == | == Punctuation quick start guide == | ||