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SAT Digital Reading and Writing Test quick start guide: Difference between revisions
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* does not have a subject | * does not have a subject | ||
* non-finite verbs act as a noun (gerund), adjective (past or present participle) or infinitive ("to" form of a verb) | * non-finite verbs act as a noun (gerund), adjective (past or present participle) or infinitive ("to" form of a verb) | ||
** this worksheet: [[Non-finite verbs & the "verbiness" of participles gerunds infinitives|Non-Finite Verbs and the "Verbiness of gerunds, participles and infinitives]]" | |||
* for the SAT, the most important non-finite verb is the present participle adjective | * for the SAT, the most important non-finite verb is the present participle adjective | ||
** = the '''-ing''' form of a non-finite verb acting as an adjective | ** = the '''-ing''' form of a non-finite verb acting as an adjective | ||
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**** we can combine those two sentences into a more compact sentence by using the non-finite verb "driving" | **** we can combine those two sentences into a more compact sentence by using the non-finite verb "driving" | ||
*** note that participle phrases are attached to an independent clause by a comma and not a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) | *** note that participle phrases are attached to an independent clause by a comma and not a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) | ||
*infinitives can act as adjectives, nouns, or adverbs | |||
**for the SAT, infinitives frequently serve to indicate purpose, as in | |||
***''The study incorporated several constants'' [to establish] ''which variables were present'' | |||
examples: | |||
== Linking verb == | == Linking verb == | ||