2017-08-24 Grammar: participle modifiers

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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past participle: “verb 3” or the same as the past (for regular verbs)
present participle: verb+ing (it has the same form as the gerund, but doesn’t work the same way)
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verb+ing can have many different functions:
That is a really pretty painting. (“painting” is a noun)
Painting houses can be dangerous work. (“painting” is a gerund)
They are painting my kitchen right now. (“painting” is a participle)
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participle modifiers / participial adjectives
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I have a boring teacher. He makes the students feel bored.
This is confusing grammar. It makes us feel confused.

present participle - the thing or person that does the action
past participle - the thing or person that receives the action
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p. 155 exercise 6 - Complete the sentences with the correct participle of each verb.
1 a confused
  b confusing
2 a disappointing
  b disappointed
3 a Frightened
  b Frightening
4 a satisfying
  b satisfied
5 a interested
  b interesting
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We can add information to participle modifiers.
-We can add the receiver to present participles:
A frightening tiger frightens people.
A man-eating tiger eats people.
A meat-eating animal eats meat.
-We can add the agent to past participles:
A flea-bitten dog is bitten by fleas.
A handmade shirt was made by hand.
-We can also add adverbs to both present and past participles:
A well-done job was done very well. A well-known person is known well (by many people).
A fast-moving train moves very fast.
-Adverbs with -ly don’t need a hyphen.
It was a quickly eaten cake.
-We can use body parts like past participles.
a blue-eyed baby, a three-legged table, a long-haired dog, a brokenhearted woman
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p. 158 exercise 9 - Tell your partner about some of these things, using true information.
self-centered
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Homework (optional): p. 158 exercise 8