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participle

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par·ti·ci·ple /ˈpɑːtəsɪpəl, pɑːˈtɪsəpəl $ ˈpɑːr-/ ●●○ noun [countable]  technicalSLG one of the forms of a verb that are used to make tenses. In English, present participles end in -ing and past participles usually end in -ed or -en. 分词
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participleHe: True, in many cases you can get away with using a participle instead of a gerund.There are no dangling participles or misplaced modifiers.
Origin participle (1300-1400) Old French Latin participium, from particeps ( → PARTICIPATE); because it takes the part of both verb and adjective
par·ti·ci·ple nounChineseSyllable
that of a of Corpus one are forms verb used the


participle
participle /ˈpɑːtəsɪpəl, ˈpɑːtɪsɪpəl, pɑːˈtɪsəpəl $ ˈpɑːr-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: Latin participium, from particeps ( participate); because it takes the part of both verb and adjective
technical one of the forms of a verb that are used to make tenses. In English, present participles end in -ing and past participles usually end in -ed or -en.


par·ti·cipleBrE /pɑːˈtɪsɪpl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɑːrtɪsɪpl/ 🔊 noun (grammar 语法) (in English) a word formed from a verb, ending in -ing (= the present participle ) or -ed, -en, etc. (= the past participle ) 分词(现在分词或过去分词) par·ti·ci·pial BrE /ˌpɑːtɪˈsɪpiəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpɑːrtɪˈsɪpiəl/ 🔊 adjective