From 3d78b73035ffc7b8817e5f236532e28c05d6388b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: drewcurley Date: Tue, 18 May 2021 17:34:43 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add '02_morphology_files/participle.md' --- 02_morphology_files/participle.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) create mode 100644 02_morphology_files/participle.md diff --git a/02_morphology_files/participle.md b/02_morphology_files/participle.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a1c85e89 --- /dev/null +++ b/02_morphology_files/participle.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# 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. + +## More information about this topic + +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 \ No newline at end of file