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Participle

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Participles and Participle Phrases

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Participle, What is it?

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Participles | English Grammar & Composition Grade 5 | Periwinkle

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What is a Gerund vs Present Participle | Basic English Grammar Rules | ESL | SAT | TOEFL

A participle is a form of a verb that is used in a sentence to modify a noun, noun phrase, verb, or verb phrase, and plays a role similar to an adjective or adverb. It is one of the types of nonfinite verb forms. Its name comes from the Latin participium, a calque of Greek μετοχή - metochḗ "partaking" or "sharing"; it is so named because the Ancient Greek and Latin participles "share" some of the categories of the adjective or noun and some of those of the verb.
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    • Types of participle 

    • Indo-European languages 

    • Semitic languages 

    • Turkic languages 

    • Austronesian languages 

    • Constructed languages