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== Finite and Non-Finite Verbs & their complements==
== Finite and Non-Finite Verbs & their complements==


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  S(Students)-->R( )
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=== Examples of participle phrase placement ===
* participle = the ''-ing'' or ''-ed'' forms of a verb
** participles may serve as finite (take a subject) or non-finite (no subject)
** '''finite''' forms of participles are
*** ''-ing'' present participle = present continuous tense
**** ''It is snowing'''; ''They are playing''
*** ''-ed'' past participle = simple past tense
**** ''It snowed'''; ''They played''
** '''non-finite''' forms of participles are
*** ''-ing'' present participle adjective
**** ''Snowing all day, the car was buried'''; ''The boys playing around got in trouble''
*** ''-ing'' "gerund" (present participle noun)
**** ''Snowing out makes me happy''; ''Playing in the show is fun''
*** ''-ed'' past participle adjective
**** ''The snowed in car was stuck'''; ''The team played ''
* '''participle phrase'''
** a participle phrase is two or more words that have a non-finite verb (i.e., no subject)
** (note: if a finite verb is present (subject-verb), it is a clause)
*** participle phrases add information to another word or clause
*** ex.>:
**** present participle phrase: ''Playing hard, they lost anyway''
**** past participle phrase: ''Played poorly, they lost the game''


=== Example 1 ===
==== Participle phrase example 1 ====
* Sentence:  
* Sentence:  
''Students read the textbook studying for the test''
''Students read the textbook studying for the test''
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* Parts of speech:
* Parts of speech:
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   S( noun )-->V(verb)--->C(noun)--->NFV(adjective<br>participle)-->C2(prepositional phrase)
   S( noun )-->V(verb)--->C(noun)--->NFV(participle<br>adjective)-->C2(prepositional phrase)
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=== Example 2 ===
==== Participle phrase example 2 ====
* Sentence:  
* Sentence:  
''Studying for the test, students read the textbook''
''Studying for the test, students read the textbook''
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* Parts of speech:
* Parts of speech:
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   NFV(adjective<br>participle)-->C2(prepositional phrase)-->S(noun)-->V(finite verb)--->C(noun)
   NFV(participle<br>adjective)-->C2(prepositional phrase)-->S(noun)-->V(finite verb)--->C(noun)
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=== Example 3 ===
==== Participle phrase example 3 ====
* Sentence:  
* Sentence:  
''Students studying for the test read the textbook''
''Students studying for the test read the textbook''
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* Grammatical forms:
* Grammatical forms:
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   S(Subject)-->NFV(Non-Finite Verb)-->C2(Complement)-->V(Finite Verb)-->C(Complement)
   S(subject)-->NFV(non-finite verb)-->C2(complement)-->V(finite verb)-->C(complement)
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* Parts of speech:
* Parts of speech:
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   S( noun )-->NFV(non-finite verb)-->C2(prepositional phrase)-->V(finite verb)--->C(object)
   S( noun )-->NFV(participle<br>adjective)-->C2(prepositional phrase)-->V(verb)--->C(object)
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