what is a participle??????
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Adding -ing to the base form of a verb creates the present participle. For example, eat is the base form of the verb to eat. ... Other examplesof present participles include swimming, laughing, and playing. The present participlecan function as an adjective and modify nouns in sentences.
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In linguistics, a participle is a nonfinite verb form that has some of the characteristics and functions of both verbs and adjectives. More narrowly, participle has been defined as "a word derived from a verb and used as an adjective, as in a laughing face".
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