Grammar Writing: Week 4: Difference between revisions
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| <span style="color: red>''fin''</span> || finite || sees, is, will, dances, dance (non-third person singular), danced (past tense) | | <span style="color: red>''fin''</span> || finite || sees, is, will, dances, dance (non-third person singular), danced (past tense) | ||
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| <span style="color: red>base</span> || base form (= bare infinitive) || see, be, dance, give | | <span style="color: red>''base''</span> || base form (= bare infinitive) || see, be, dance, give | ||
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| <span style="color: red>prp</span> || present participle || seeing, being, dancing, giving | | <span style="color: red>''prp''</span> || present participle || seeing, being, dancing, giving | ||
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| <span style="color: red>pfp</span> || perfect participle || seen, been, danced, given | | <span style="color: red>''pfp''</span> || perfect participle || seen, been, danced, given | ||
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Revision as of 10:23, 6 November 2017
Adding More Features
The feature VFORM
Many verbs also have more than one form. For instance, we find not only see, but also sees, saw, seen, and seeing.
| Verb form | Full name | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| fin | finite | sees, is, will, dances, dance (non-third person singular), danced (past tense) |
| base | base form (= bare infinitive) | see, be, dance, give |
| prp | present participle | seeing, being, dancing, giving |
| pfp | perfect participle | seen, been, danced, given |