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Non-finite verb
Non-finite verb is a verb that never changes its
form to agree with subject, tense, and voice.
There are three type of non-finite verb :
participle, infinitive, and gerund.
1. Participle
Participle is a word formed form a verb which
can be used as an adjective.
There are two types of participles : present participle
(-ing ) and past participle (-ed )
1.1. Present participle
The present participle is used as an active
adjective. The active adjective describes the effect
on people or things.
For example :
The boring man put other people to sleep during
the discussion. (the present participle 'boring' is used
to mean that the man was boring to others.
