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== Examples of participle phrase placement ==
== Participle phrase placement ==
* participle = the ''-ing'' or ''-ed'' forms of a verb
* participle = the ''-ing'' or ''-ed'' forms of a verb
** participles may serve as finite (take a subject) or non-finite (no subject)
** participles may serve as finite (take a subject) or non-finite (no subject)
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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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== Infinitive phrase ==
* infinitive = the ''-to'' form of a verb
** infinitives are never finite (take a subject)
** they serve as a adjective, adverb or noun
*** adjective
**** ''A good game to play is snooker''
*** adverb
**** ''We practice to get better at it''
*** noun
**** ''To play beats not to play''
=== Infinitive phrase placement ===
==== Infinitive phrase example 1 ====
'' ** TO DO ** ''
* Sentence:
''To read the textbook prepares you for the test''
{{#mermaid: graph LR
  S(Students)-->V(read)--->C(the textbook)-->NFV(studying)-->C2(for the test)
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* Grammatical forms:
{{#mermaid: graph LR
  S(subject)-->V(finite verb)-->C(complement)-->NFV(non-finite verb)-->C2(complement)
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* Parts of speech:
{{#mermaid: graph LR
  S( noun )-->V(verb)--->C(noun)--->NFV(participle<br>adjective)-->C2(prepositional phrase)
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==== Infinitive phrase example 2 ====
* Sentence:
''Studying for the test, students read the textbook''
{{#mermaid: graph LR
NFV(Studying)--->C2(for the test)--->S(students)-->V(read)-->C(the textbook)
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* Grammatical forms:
{{#mermaid: graph LR
  NFV(non-finite verb)-->C2(complement)--->S(subject)-->V(finite verb)-->C(complement)
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* Parts of speech:
{{#mermaid: graph LR
  NFV(participle<br>adjective)-->C2(prepositional phrase)-->S(noun)-->V(finite verb)--->C(noun)
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==== Infinitive phrase example 3 ====
* Sentence:
''Students studying for the test read the textbook''
{{#mermaid: graph LR
    S(Students)-->NFV(studying)--->C2(for the test)-->V(read)-->C(the textbook)
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* Grammatical forms:
{{#mermaid: graph LR
  S(subject)-->NFV(non-finite verb)-->C2(complement)-->V(finite verb)-->C(complement)
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* Parts of speech:
{{#mermaid: graph LR
  S( noun )-->NFV(participle<br>adjective)-->C2(prepositional phrase)-->V(verb)--->C(object)
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