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Participle

A participle is a type of verb. However, it is not an action, it does not describe a situation, and it does not describe how something is. It is a verb that functions as an adjective, noun, or adverb.

In English, participles are often translated by adding the letters ing to the end of a verb.

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A participle helps the reader to know more about the main verb of a sentence. The main verb of a sentence is a verb in the indicative, imperative, or subjunctive mood.

Unlike other verbs, participles have case and gender. However, they do not have mood.

  • It can describe when something happens.
  • It can describe how something happens.
  • It can describe the means by which something is done.
  • It can help the reader to know what caused something to happen.
  • It can introduce a condition to something. This is when something must happen for something else to happen.
  • It can explain the purpose of why something happened.
  • It can explain that something happened in spite of something else.
  • It can help the reader to know the result of something happening.

See: Verb; Adjective; Noun; Adverb; Indicative; Imperative; Subjunctive