Participle And Compound Adjectives Flashcards
Some Present Participle (ING) or Past Participle (ED) can be used as adjectives before the noun or after a linking verb.
The hotel had a welcoming atmosphere.
I found this broken plate in the kitchen cupboard.
My mother seemed delighted with the present.
We can use Participle adjectives AFTER the noun to define them. Some are:
Taken, applying, caused, found, included, provided.
Others, can be used BEFORE or AFTER the noun:
Watching, affected, alleged, allocated, broken, chosen, identified, infected, interested, remaining, resulting, stolen.
We have to pay for the rooms used.
My watch was among my things taken.
The crowd watching grew restless.
The watching crowd grew restless.
THAT or THOSE can be used BEFORE a Participle Adjective.
The flour is of a higher quality than that produced by other varieties of wheat.
The touchscreens perform less well than those produced elsewhere.
Here is some advice for those preparing to go on holiday.
Compounding adjectives can be formed as:
adverb+ED
adverb+ING
Adjective+ED
Adjective+ING
Noun+ED
Noun+ING
ED+Participle+participle
They are well-behaved children.
Social networking is a fast-growing activity.
She seems to live on ready-made meals.
He’s the longest-serving employee in the company.
The public square was three-lined.
I hope it will be a money-making enterprise.
Did it really happen, or was it a made-up story? (from a two-word verb).
Some adjectives are used only in a compounded form:
NY-based, Paris-born, brick-built, easy-going, peace-keeping, long-lasting, good-looking, home-made, hair-raising, far-reaching, well-resourced, sweet-smelling, strange-sounding, soft-spoken, sour-tasting, nerve-wracking.
Many others compound adjectives don’t include Participle adjectives:
The problem is short-term.
It was just a small-scale project.
