The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's on.Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.A torn jacket is soon mended, but hard words bruise the heart of a child.Stuffed deer heads on walls are bad enough, but it's worse when they have streamers in their antlers because then you know they were enjoying themselves when they were shot.Here is a laminated copy to replace your torn one.Here are some examples of past participles (shaded) being used as adjectives: More Examples of Past Participles Used as Adjectives (The participle phrase Finally broken describes Lee.) Finally broken, Lee lowered his gloves.(The participle phrase 'Battered by the wind describes john.) Battered by the wind, John fell to his knees.(The participle phrase wracked with sorrow describes a heart.) (The participle phrase taken to hospital describes the boy.) The boy taken to hospital has recovered.In the examples below, the participle phrases are shaded and the past participles are in bold: A participle phrase acts like an adjective. Past participles can often be found in participle phrases.

Here are some examples of past participles being used as adjectives:

(A verbal is a verb form that functions either as an adjective or a noun.)Įxamples of Past Participles Being Used As Adjectives Past and present participles are classified as verbals. (Past participles usually end with -ed, -d, -t, -en, or -n.) Here it is used to form a verb tense: The message was whispered.Here it is used as an adjective: The whispered word.

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