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marking infinitive verbs
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Infinitive verbs can carry three grammatical marks, all prefixes.

Impossibility
Changes the verb into a negative adjective.
run > unrunnable
"The distance is unrunnable."

Gerund
Makes the verb usable as a noun.
run > running
"Running is easy."

Participle
Makes the verb usable as an affirmative adjective.
run > running
"The running man."
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