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   S( noun )-->NFV(participle<br>adjective)-->C2(prepositional phrase)-->V(verb)--->C(object)
   S( noun )-->NFV(participle<br>adjective)-->C2(prepositional phrase)-->V(verb)--->C(object)
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  C-->NFV(Non-Finite Verb)-->C2(Complement)-->S2(Subject)-->V2(Finite Verb)-->C3(Complement)
{| class="wikitable"
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!Subject
!Verb
!Complements
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|Sentence
|Student
|reads
|a textbook
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|Phrase
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|Reading
|a textbook
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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


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[[Category:Grammar]]
[[Category:SAT verbal]]
[[Category:SAT verbal]]
[[Category:SAT digital test]]
[[Category:SAT digital test]]