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Participle phrase & infinitive phrase: Difference between revisions

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*** ex. ''to be'', ''to play'', ''to believe''
*** ex. ''to be'', ''to play'', ''to believe''
*** infinitives can act as a noun, adjective, or adverb
*** infinitives can act as a noun, adjective, or adverb
* non-finitive verb
* non-finite verb
** a verb that does not have a subject
** a verb that does not have a subject
** and it therefore does not act as a verb, and instead acts as a noun (called "gerund"), adjective, or adverb
** and it therefore does not act as a verb, and instead acts as a noun (called "gerund"), adjective, or adverb