Difference between revisions of "Present Participle (definition)"

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The present participle is

Lamb, William (2003) Scottish Gaelic. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa
Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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-In English, this is a verb that combines with the present form of the verb “to be” to indicate an action which is happening in the present. For example, ''The dog is barking.'' ''The people are walking.'' etc. The present participle can also be used as an adjective, as in ''The sleeping cat purrs.''
+The present participle is
 ==See Also==
+*[[Past Participle (definition)]]
+*[[Verbal Noun (definition)]]
+*[[Verbal Nouns]]
 ==External Links==
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 ==References==
+*[[William Lamb|Lamb, William]] (2003) ''Scottish Gaelic''. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa
+*Crystal, D. (2008) ''Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
+*Matthews, P. H. (1997) ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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