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Participles
The participle as an adjective
Aug 16th
A participle may be used as a simple qualifying adjective in front of a noun. A rolling stone gathers no moss. The door opened with a creaking noise. The judge reprimanded the lying witness. Barking dogs seldom bite. A burnt child dreads fire. His sophisticated manners produced a very favorable impression. The participle may also [...]
Uses of participles
Aug 16th
The present participle is used in the formation of the continuous tenses (active voice). The boy is writing. She is cooking. I am reading. They are playing. The past participle is used in the formation of the perfect tenses. The boy has written a letter. She has cooked dinner. I have read the novel. They [...]
The Participle
Aug 14th
A participle is a verb which is partly a verb and partly an adjective. Read the following sentence: Hearing a loud noise, the baby woke up. Here the word hearing modifies the noun baby as an adjective does. It is formed from the verb hear and has an object. The word hearing, therefore, exhibits the [...]