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Discovering useful structures -- Look at the excited boy! Why is he so happy? -- He has got the first prize in the contest. -- No wonder he is excited!

Grammar 一、过去分词作定语 1、过去分词作定语时一般表被动和完成的意义，单个过去分词常作前置定语。 A:被动意义: an honored guest一位受尊敬的客人 The injured workers are now being taken good care of in the hospital. 受伤的工人现正在医院受到良好的照料。

B:完成意义: aretiredteacher fallen leaves 落叶

2.后置定语：过去分词短语作定语时,通常放在被修饰的名词之后,它的作用相当于一个定语从句2.后置定语：过去分词短语作定语时,通常放在被修饰的名词之后,它的作用相当于一个定语从句 Most of the scientistsinvitedto the party were from South America. Who/that were invited to the party. The books written by Lu Xun are popular． that are written by Lu Xun

二、过去分词作表语 1、过去分词作表语，表示主语的特点或所处的状态，其前的系动词有包括be在内的多种形式。 e.g.： You seem you are frightened. 你似乎受了惊吓。 Yourmother is verydisappointedwith you.

2、过去分词作表语，构成的系表结构与被动语态的区别：2、过去分词作表语，构成的系表结构与被动语态的区别：过去分词作表语，强调状态；而被动语态中，表示动作。 e.g.：This shop is now closed．这家商店现在已经关门了。(状态) This shop is closed at 6 pm everyday．这家商店每天6点关门。(动作）

Complete the table with phrases that have the same meaning. Past Participle Past Participle as the Attribute 定语 as the predicative 表语 terrified people 1. reserved seats 2. polluted water 3. a crowded room 4. a pleased winner 5. people who are terrified seats which are reserved water that is polluted a room that is crowded a winner who is pleased

astonished children Past Participle Past Participle as the Predicative 表语 as the Attribute定语 1. children who 1. look astonished 2. a vase that is broken 2. 3. a door that is closed 3. 4. the audience who feel tired 4. 5. an animal that is trapped 5. a broken vase a closed door the tired audience a trapped animal

Practice:Complete the sentences using the past participle as the predicative. 1. 丢了钱他自责不已。 He ______________ about losing the money. 2、你为什么总是看上很疲劳？这些日子睡得好吗？ Why do you always _______________ ? Do you sleep well these days? 3.我对昨晚看的电影很失望。我原以为它能好些。 I _____________________ the film I saw last night, I had expected it to be better. got/was blamed look so tired was disappointed with

was shocked 4.听说那位明星死了，人人都很惊讶。 Everybody ____________to hear the death of the famous film star． 5.要去动物园了，孩子们非常兴奋。 The children ______________________ going to the zoo． 6.他的伤口感染了一种新病毒. His wound ___________________ a new virus． are really excited about became infected with

Rewrite the following sentences with the past participle as attributive. • Let’s try the bookstore that was opened last month. Let’s try the bookstore opened last month.

Nine out of ten women who were interviewed about the product said they liked it. Nine out of ten women interviewed about the product said they liked it. Yesterday, the President went to visit the workers who had retired. Yesterday, the President went to visit the retired workers.

Past Participle as the Attribute Examples: So many thousands of terrified people died. Doctor John Snow was a well-known doctor in London. John Snow told the astonished people in Broad Street…

Past Participle as the Predicative But he became inspired when he thought About helping… He got interested in two theories …

prepare. interest. worry . arrive.. continue. frighten. concern. 1). They were ________ to accept my idea. 2). I'll be _________ to hear what he has to say. 3). The mayor said that he was _______about the _________ rise of the water level in the river bed. 4). Recently ________ soldiers are helping to take the victims to safe areas from the flood. 5). Most of the newspaper seems to be _________ with pop stars. 6). He was _________ of going alone into the empty house. prepared interested worried continued arrived concerned frightened

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