In linguistics, a participle (from Latin participium 'a sharing, partaking'; abbr. PTCP) is a nonfinite verb form that has some of the characteristics...
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Dangling modifier (redirect from Dangling participle)
A dangling modifier (also known as a dangling participle or illogical participle) is a type of ambiguous grammatical construct whereby a grammatical modifier...
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The Ancient Greek participle is a non-finite nominal verb form declined for gender, number and case (thus, it is a verbal adjective) and has many functions...
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-ing (redirect from Gerund–participle)
inflected forms of English verbs. This verb form is used as a present participle, as a gerund, and sometimes as an independent noun or adjective. The suffix...
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are some verbs with irregular past participles. There are also verbs with both regular and irregular participles, in which the irregular form is most...
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Gerund (redirect from Fused participle)
Traditional grammar makes a distinction within -ing forms between present participles and gerunds, a distinction that is not observed in such modern grammars...
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Nonfinite verb (section Participle)
independent clause. In English, nonfinite verb forms include infinitives, participles and gerunds. Nonfinite verb forms in some other languages include converbs...
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Latin perfect tense. It is formed using an auxiliary verb and the past participle of a verb. In British teaching of French, the passé composé is usually...
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English verbs (section Past participle)
preterite), a past participle (which may be the same as the past tense), and a form ending in -ing that serves as a present participle and gerund. Most...
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are: Past participle Present participle Gerundive: (constructed by preceding the present participle with the preposition en) Both participles may be used...
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