State whether the past participles in the following sentences are used as adjectives or verbs.
1. A burnt child dreads fire
2. He had managed to rescue the child.
3. I have known him for long.
4. The lawn has been mown down.
5. The freshly mown grass looks nice.
6. It is an advertised product.
7. He had obtained a loan from his landlord.
8. We will send them handwritten letters.
10. The old woman had sunken eyes.
11. She looked surprised.
Answers
1. A burnt child dreads fire. (burnt – adjective; it modifies the noun child)
2. He had managed to rescue the child. (managed – verb; it helps form the past perfect tense form had managed)
3. I have known him for long. (known – verb; it helps form the present perfect tense form have known)
4. The lawn has been mown down. (mown – verb; it helps form the present perfect (passive) tense form has been mown)
5. The freshly mown grass looks nice. (mown – adjective; it modifies the noun grass)
6. It is an advertised product. (advertised – adjective; it modifies the noun product)
7. He had obtained a loan from his landlord. (obtained – verb; it helps form the past perfect tense form had obtained)
8. We will send them handwritten letters. (handwritten – adjective; it modifies the noun letters)
9. You can read the translated articles here. (translated – adjective; it modifies the noun articles)
10. The old woman had sunken eyes. (sunken – adjective; it modifies the noun eyes.)
11. She looked surprised. (surprised – adjective; it modifies the copular verb looked.)
