The present participle is a verb part. It is formed with the ending “-ing” and looks just like a gerund (e.g., “going,” “walking,” “sitting,” “dancing,” “eating”). We see or hear the present…
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Grammar glossary: predicate
A predicate is a major element of a sentence. Simply defined, it is the verb part of the sentence. It is the part of a sentence that contains the verb and elements of the…
Grammar glossary: phrase
A “phrase,” in one sense of the term as it is used in grammar, is a group of words that forms part of a sentence but does not contain a subject and…
Grammar glossary: possessive adjective
The term “possessive” in grammar often refers to actual possession as we normally think of it. When we talk about “Sam’s phone,” we are using a possessive indicator (‘s) to say that…
Grammar glossary: past participle
The past participle is a verb part. The words “done,” “gone,” “lost,” and “forgotten” are examples of past participles. The past participle is a form that a main verb can take when it is…