participle

(noun)

A form of a verb that may function as an adjective or noun. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle.

Related Terms

Examples of participle in the following topics:

  • Third Declension

    • Participles in -āns and -ēns follow the declension of ī-stems.
    • But they do not have -ī the Ablative, except when employed as adjectives; when used as participles or as substantives, they have -e; as,—
    • In poetry, adjectives and participles in -ns sometimes form the Gen.

  • Negotiating

    • "Negotiation" originates from the Latin expression negotiatus, the past participle of negotiare, which means "to carry on business. "

  • Structural Parallelism Within a Sentence

    • In the sentence above, the -ing participle phrases ("arriving early every day," "skipping lunch regularly," and "leaving late every night") are parallel.
    • The main clause—"applied himself in his new job"—is not parallel to these participle phrases.

  • Common Spelling Errors

  • Formation and Comparison of Adverbs

  • Active Voice vs. Passive Voice

    • Because a passive verb consists of two words, an adverb (like strictly) is accentuated when placed between "to be" and the past participle.