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verb vs participial

participial vs verb

verb and participial both are nouns.

verb is not an adjective while participial is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
verb Yes No No No
participial Yes Yes No No
As nouns, participial is a hyponym of verb; that is, participial is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than verb:
  • verb: the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
  • participial: a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
verb (noun) participial (noun)
a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
verb (adjective) participial (adjective)
of or relating to or consisting of participles
Difference between verb and participial

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