一位听众来信询问如何判断在句子中应使用现在分词还是过去分词。英语中的分词分为以 -ing 结尾的现在分词和多以 -ed 结尾的过去分词。虽然在一些极为特殊的句子中,这两种分词可以互换使用,但在大多数情况下,它们在句中起到的作用是不同的。本期节目 ...
Participial forms of many verbs function as adjectives in phrases and sentences. An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun. Any word, even if it is associated with a different part of ...
A reader from Coimbatore has sent in this query: “Is it possible for a verb to function as an adjective? Please explain it with some examples.” An adjective is a word that describes (modifies) a noun.
Read each of the sentences below and indicate whether the highlighted -ing or -ed word is functioning as a verb (or part of a verb phrase) or as an adjective (participle). Indicate your choice by ...