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The Participle
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☼ Definition :– The participle is verbal adjective. It is a word which is partly a verb and partly an adjective.
| No. | RULE | USAGE | |
| 1. | The participle is used attributively to qualify a noun. | ⟹ | Barking dogs never bite. |
| 2. | The participle is used predicatively to qualify a noun. | ⟹ | Kumar seems worried. |
| 3. | The participle is used absolutely with a noun. | ⟹ | The mother being tired, went to relax. |
| 4. | The participle is used like a verb and it may be modified by an adverb. | ⟹ | Loudly speaking in the class, the students demanded the holiday. |
| 5. | The participle is used like a verb and it may govern a noun. | ⟹ | Hearing the noise, the baby woke up. |
| 6. | The participle is used like an adjective and it may qualify a noun. | ⟹ | Having finished the work, the students went to their home. |
