Dangling participle The term dangling participle refers to a participle which is not grammatically linked to the rest of the sentence. For example, in the… Continue reading
Grammar Terms – Part I
Terms
Uses of the participle
To form the continuous tenses The present participles are used to construct the continuous tense forms. I am writing. They are coming. It was raining.… Continue reading
What are participles?
Read the following sentence: Hearing a loud noise, the boy woke up. Here the word hearing qualifies the noun boy as an adjective does. It… Continue reading
Non-finite verbs
Read the following sentences: John thinks that he is a great artist. I wish to learn English. In sentence 1, the verb thinks has a… Continue reading