State whether the past participles in the following sentences are used as adjectives or verbs.
1A burnt child dreads fire
Wrong!
2He had managed to rescue the child.
Wrong!
3I have known him for long.
Wrong!
4The lawn has been mown down.
Wrong!
5The freshly mown grass looks nice.
Wrong!
6It is an advertised product.
Wrong!
7He had obtained a loan from his landlord.
Wrong!
8We will send them handwritten letters.
Wrong!
9The old woman had sunken eyes.
Wrong!
10She looked surprised.
Wrong!
Done.
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Answers
- A burnt child dreads fire Burnt is an adjective
- He had managed to rescue the child. Managed is a verb
- I have known him for long. Known is a verb
- The lawn has been mown down. Mown is a verb
- The freshly mown grass looks nice. Mown is an adjective
- It is an advertised product. Advertised is an adjective
- He had obtained a loan from his landlord. Obtained is a verb
- We will send them handwritten letters. Handwritten is an adjective
- The old woman had sunken eyes. Sunken is an adjective
- She looked surprised. Surprised is an adjective
