| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| are the present or past participles of verbs, used adjectivally. To part is a verb, and parting, its present participle, is used as a participial adjective in the expression a parting shot; the past participle, parted, is a participial adjective in a severely parted hairstyle. Participial adjectives are another sort of functional shift. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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