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Converb and Participle

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Converb and Participle

Converb vs. Participle

In theoretical linguistics, a converb (abbreviated) is a nonfinite verb form that serves to express adverbial subordination: notions like 'when', 'because', 'after' and 'while'. A participle is a form of a verb that is used in a sentence to modify a noun, noun phrase, verb, or verb phrase, and plays a role similar to an adjective or adverb.

Similarities between Converb and Participle

Converb and Participle have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Adverb, Adverbial, Argument (linguistics), Gerund, Gerundive, Nonfinite verb.

Adverb

An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, determiner, noun phrase, clause, or sentence.

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Adverbial

In grammar, an adverbial (abbreviated) is a word (an adverb) or a group of words (an adverbial phrase or an adverbial clause) that modifies or more closely defines the sentence or the verb.

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Argument (linguistics)

In linguistics, an argument is an expression that helps complete the meaning of a predicate, the latter referring in this context to a main verb and its auxiliaries.

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Gerund

A gerund (abbreviated) is any of various nonfinite verb forms in various languages, most often, but not exclusively, one that functions as a noun.

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Gerundive

In Latin grammar, a gerundive is a verb form that functions as a verbal adjective.

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Nonfinite verb

A nonfinite verb is of any of several verb forms that are not finite verbs; they cannot perform action as the root of an independent clause.

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Converb and Participle Comparison

Converb has 19 relations, while Participle has 92. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 5.41% = 6 / (19 + 92).

References

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