Part of Speech 詞類

Participle 分詞

本身可由在 動詞 verb 加上 -ing 構成 現在分詞 present participle；-ed 或 -en 等構成 過去分詞 past participle。

分詞 Participle 可用於 (1)動詞詞組 verb phrases 或當作 (2)形容詞 adjective 使用。有以下例子：

(1)verb phrases eg She is going or She has gone

(2)形容詞 adjective eg a fascinating story

(3)又，Hurrying and hurried are the present and past participles of hurry.

　

Transitive Verb 及物動詞 (簡稱 v.t.)

followed by a DIRECT OBJECT, an element which tells us about the time, place manner, etc of the action of the verb. 後面接直接賓語，即受動詞影響的人或事物。

eg I love him; Timothy told Eva that his mother is sick.（句中的 love 及 told 也是 transitive verb 及物動詞）

　

Intransitive Verb 不及物動詞 (簡稱 v.i.)

Not followed by a COMPLEMENT or an OBJECT, though it may be follow by an ADJUNCT, an element which tells us about the time, place, manner, etc of the action of the verb.（後面不接補語或賓語，但可接修飾成分，即説明動詞之動作的時間､地點､方式等的狀語）

eg I want to learn English Language; Shirley talked about applying a job in the last gathering.（句中的 want 及 talk 也是 intransitive verb 不及物動詞）