CONTENTS
The Non-Finite Forms of The Verbs (Verbals)……………………………………4
Part I. The Participle ………………………………………………………………6
Tests for self-control (The Participle)…………………………………………….15
Part II.The Gerund………………………………………………………………...20
Test for self-control (The Gerund)………………………………………………..28
Part III. The Infinitive……………………………………………………………...33
Tests for self-control (The Infinitive)…………………………………………43
The Non-Finite Forms of the Verbs (Verbals)
The verb has finite and non-finite forms, the latter being also called verbals. The verbals, unlike the finite forms of the verb, do not express person, number or mood. Therefore they cannot be used as the predicate of a sentence.
Like the finite forms of the verb the verbals have tense and voice distinctions, but their tense distinctions differ greatly from those of the finite verb.
There are three verbals in English: the
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