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Past participles as verbs and adjectives Exercise

January 4, 2016 A2pdf

State whether the past participles in the following sentences are used as adjectives or verbs.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1In the sentence "A burnt child dreads fire," how is "burnt" used?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Adjective" because "burnt" describes the noun "child".
2In the sentence "He had managed to rescue the child," how is "managed" used?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Verb" because "managed" is part of the past perfect verb phrase "had managed".
3In the sentence "I have known him for a long time," how is "known" used?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Verb" because "known" is part of the present perfect verb phrase "have known".
4In the sentence "The lawn has been mown," how is "mown" used?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Verb" because "mown" is part of the passive verb phrase "has been mown".
5In the sentence "The freshly mown grass looks nice," how is "mown" used?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Adjective" because "mown" describes the noun "grass".
6In the sentence "It is an advertised product," how is "advertised" used?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Adjective" because "advertised" describes the noun "product".
7In the sentence "He had obtained a loan from his landlord," how is "obtained" used?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Verb" because "obtained" is part of the past perfect verb phrase "had obtained".
8In the sentence "We will send them handwritten letters," how is "handwritten" used?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Adjective" because "handwritten" describes the noun "letters".
9In the sentence "The old woman had sunken eyes," how is "sunken" used?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Adjective" because "sunken" describes the noun "eyes".
10In the sentence "She looked surprised," how is "surprised" used?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Adjective" because "surprised" describes how she felt after the linking verb "looked".

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  1. In the sentence “A burnt child dreads fire,” how is “burnt” used? — Adjective
  2. In the sentence “He had managed to rescue the child,” how is “managed” used? — Verb
  3. In the sentence “I have known him for a long time,” how is “known” used? — Verb
  4. In the sentence “The lawn has been mown,” how is “mown” used? — Verb
  5. In the sentence “The freshly mown grass looks nice,” how is “mown” used? — Adjective
  6. In the sentence “It is an advertised product,” how is “advertised” used? — Adjective
  7. In the sentence “He had obtained a loan from his landlord,” how is “obtained” used? — Verb
  8. In the sentence “We will send them handwritten letters,” how is “handwritten” used? — Adjective
  9. In the sentence “The old woman had sunken eyes,” how is “sunken” used? — Adjective
  10. In the sentence “She looked surprised,” how is “surprised” used? — Adjective

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