(Temporary 26) Participles As Adjectives - Senior (3)

​PARTICIPLES AS ADJECTIVES

PRESENT PARTICIPLES: (V) + ing

PAST PARTICIPLES (p.p.): V3 e.g. broken, bought, finished...etc

PERFECT PARTICIPLES: having + p.p.

WHEN TO USE?

​觉得: PAST PARTICIPLE

e.g. I became bored when he kept telling me the same jokes. 

令人...的: PRESENT PARTICIPLE

e.g. The lesson was so boring that many pupils fell asleep. 

​After such a long walk, I was really EXHAUSTED (筋疲力尽).

​I 觉得 筋疲力尽 --》 exhausted

​We all laughed at his AMUSING (令人发笑的) story about the old man and the monkey.

​The story 令人发笑--》 amusing

In moments of sadness, a few ENCOURAGING (令人鼓舞的) words mean a lot.

​The words 令人鼓舞 --》 encouraging

​Sam felt EMBARRASSED (尴尬的) when he found that he had made a silly mistake.

​Sam 觉得 尴尬 --》embarrassed

WHEN TO USE?

Active 的形容词

e.g. The singing girl is my sister. (唱歌的)

Passive 的形容词

e.g. The punished boy is my brother. (被惩罚的)

A PROVOKED (被激怒的) lion becomes aggressive and attacks without warning.

A lion 被激怒 (passive) --》
A PROVOKED lion

The SMILING man greeted everyone warmly as he entered the room.

The man 微笑 (active) --》
The SMILING man

The jewellery STOLEN last month was found yesterday.

The jewellery 被偷 (passive) --》
The jewellery STOLEN last month

(v)...., (n/pronoun).... / (n / pronoun)..., (v)....

1. VERB --> (V)ING when the verb is ACTIVE (主动式)

   e.g. SITTING in the first row, I saw more clearly than my friends.

2. VERB --> P.P. when the verb is PASSIVE (被动式)

   e.g. FRIGHTENED by the dog, the boy cried loudly. 

3. VERB --> HAVING + P.P. when the verb COMES BEFORE ANOTHER ACTION (先发生)

   e.g. HAVING VISITED the museum before, Julie does not want to go again.

Multiple Choice

___________ peacefully on the window sill, the kitten never heard us enter the room.

• Having slept

• Sleeping

• Slept

• Sleeps

SLEEPING peacefully on the window sill, the kitten never heard us enter the room.

​The kitten was sleeping (Active) when we entered the room --》

Sleeping...., the kitten......

Multiple Choice

She entered the room, ____________ by her mother.

• accompanied

• having been accompanied

• accompaniment

• accompanying

She entered the room, ACCOMPANIED by her mother.

She was accompanied (passive) by her mother when she entered the room --》

She...., accompanied......

Multiple Choice

__________ their work, the students were allowed to take a short break.

• Finishing

• To finish

• Finished

• Having finished

HAVING FINISHED their work, the students were allowed to take a short break.

The students had finished (先) their work before they were allowed (后) to take a short break --》
Having finished...., the students....

WHEN TO USE?

正在...的形容词

e.g. Growing children need good food. (正在成长的)

已经...的形容词

e.g. Grown mushrooms are edible.

(已经成熟的)

Multiple Choice

A ___________ tree blocked the road.

• falling

• fallen

• fell

• having fallen

A FALLEN tree blocked the road.

已经倒下的 tree --> a fallen tree

Multiple Choice

Malaysia is a ____________ country.

• having developed

• developed

• developing

• is developing

Malaysia is a DEVELOPING country.

Malaysia = 正在发展的 (发展中的) country --> a developing country