Of a PARTICIPLE.
A Participle is a Part of Speech, which partaketh of a Verb and a Noun. When it has a Relation to Time it may be considered as a Verb; but when it is joined to a Substantive or admits of Comparison, it may be considered as an Adjective.
When the termination of the Participle Passive is not formed by adding the Syllable ed to the first Person of the Indicative Mood Present Tense Singular; or when the Termination of the Participle Passive differs from the Termination of the Preter Tenses, the Verb becomes irregular; but in all other Respects is conjugated as the regular Verb; as I abide, thou abidest, &c.
| Pres. Tense. | Preter. | Participle Passive. |
|---|---|---|
| Abide | Abode | Abode |
| Bite | Bit | Bitten |
| Catch | Caught | Catched |
| Do | Did | Done |
| Eat | Eat | Eaten |
| Fall | Fell | Fallen |
| Get | Got | Gotten |
| Hold | Held | Holden |
| Know | Knew | Known |
| Lie | Lay | Laid |
| Make | Made | Made |
| Rise | Rose | Risen |
| Shine | Shone | Shined |
| Tread | Trod | Trodden |
| Weave | Wove | Woven |
| &c. | &c. | &c. |
To these may be added the Auxiliary Verbs —— To Have, and to Be.
Of an ADVERB.
An Adverb is a Part of Speech joined to a Verb, a Noun Substantive, an Adjective or Participle, and sometimes to another Adverb, to express the Manner or Circumstance of the Thing signified; as he speaks properly, an orderly Man, truly good, extreamly loving, very devoutly.
Adverbs are very numerous, and have Relation to
Time; as now, lately, always.