The howling dog kept the family awake. (present
participle)
Thebroken doll lay on the floor. (past participle)
Thewounded soldier died in hospital. (past participle)Make sure that you use the correct participle. The present is
used when the subject is doing the action. The past is used
when something has been done to the noun. Look at the
following:
The bullied schoolboy appeared on television. (past
participle)In the above sentence the schoolboy has beenbullied.Inthe
following sentence he is the one doing thebullying.
Thebullying schoolboy appeared on television.Adjectives are used to enhance nouns.Employing adverbs
Adverbsdescribe or modify verbs. They are often formed by
adding ‘... ly’ to an adjective:
She dancesbeautifully.
Hehastily wrote the letter.EXPANDING YOUR KNOWLEDGE / 27