Participles frequently become nouns; as, "A good _understanding_;
Excellent _writing_; He made a good _beginning_, but a bad _ending_."
Constructions like the following, have long been sanctioned by the best
authorities: "The goods are _selling_;" "The house is _building_;" "The
work is now _publishing_." A modern innovation, however, is likely to
supersede this mode of expression: thus, "The goods are _being sold_;"
"The house is _being built_;" "The work is now _being published_."
You may now answer these
QUESTIONS NOT ANSWERED IN PARSING.
How many kinds of participles are there?--What is the ending of a
present participle?--What does a perfect participle denote?--With what
does the perfect participle of a regular verb correspond?--What is a
compound participle?--From what word is the term participle
derived?--Why is this part of speech thus named?--Wherein does this part
of speech partake of the nature of a verb?--Do all participles
participate the properties of adjectives?--In what respect?--When are
participles called _participial adjectives_?--Give examples.--How may a
present participle be known?--Repeat the order of parsing a
participle.--What rule applies in parsing a _present_ participle?--What
Rule in parsing a participial adjective?--Do participles vary in their
terminations in order to agree with their subject or actor?--What Rule
applies in parsing a noun in the _objective case_, governed by a
participle?--Do participles ever become nouns?--Give examples.
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