Participles



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Participles

The M- connector on chased allows it to act as a participle phrase modifying a noun, as shown in these examples.

to 20bp

to 20bp

The I connector is used for infinitives, as in:

to 20bp

Notice that the I connector is an alternative to the S connector on plural verb forms. Thus we take advantage of the fact that plural verb forms are usually the same as infinitive forms, and include them both in a single dictionary entry.

In a similar way, the T connector is used for past participles. Past participles have a T-; forms of the verb have have a T+. The GI connector is used for present participles. Present participles have a GI- connector; forms of the verb be have a GI+. The AI connector is used for predicative adjectives. Adjectives have a AI- connector; forms of be have a AI+ connector.




Thu Oct 12 13:01:13 EDT 1995