Northwest Caucasian languages do not generally permit more than one finite verb in a sentence, which precludes the existence of subordinate clauses in the participial non-finite verb forms, though Abkhaz appears to be developing limited subordinate clauses, perhaps under the influence of Russian.
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Case variability and loss of agreement in prepositional phrases ( inter Danubium Margumque fluminibus ), change of participial tense ( egressi . . et transeuntes ), loss of subjunctive in favor of indicative, loss of distinction between principal and subordinate clauses, confusion of subordinating conjunctions.
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:: " Born on May 26 " is a ( past ) participial phrase, not a genitive absolute . " Non sequitur " is usually used of logical arguments, not parts of a sentence . talk ) 06 : 08, 24 July 2012 ( UTC)
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However, " to devote " doesn't really take a transitive personal direct object, and " devoted " as applied to people is pretty much a pure adjective, without true passive participial force ( so " I am devoted " is not a real passive verb construction ).
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In the latter case of a formula beginning with the first person, the valediction is often enhanced with a participial phrase concluding the sense of the letter ( since traditionally it is not considered appropriate to begin a paragraph with the first person singular " je " in a letter ):
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The rules may be classed into 3 categories ( plain predication or zero copula, participial, past relative clause participial ) and each category may be further divided into 2 groups ( all persons with qualificatives and adverbs and 1st . and 2nd . persons substantives, versus 3rd . person substantives ).
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The rules may be classed into 3 categories ( plain predication or zero copula, participial, past relative clause participial ) and each category may be further divided into 2 groups ( all persons with qualificatives and adverbs and 1st . and 2nd . persons substantives, versus 3rd . person substantives ).
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They're different subspecies of non-finite clauses : " her talking " is a " gerund-participial clause " and " her talk " is an " infinitival clause " . ( Yes, though " infinitive " has been done away with, " infinitival " has not .)
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Verbs can be nominalized through a variety of means, particularly by the prefixation of circumstantial T ( with its various allomorphs ) and / or suffixation of participial morphemes :-shin'past participle',-( k ) un'present participle', and-Vmvs'future participle '.
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Taking into account the fact that the participial forms each decline in seven cases in three numbers across three genders, and the fact that the verbs each conjugate in three persons in three numbers, the primary, causative, and desiderative stems for this root when counted together have over a thousand forms.
