COMPLEX NP - Worksheet 5 - Participial adjectives and verbs

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FACULTAD DE FILOSOFÍA Y LETRAS – UNT ENGLISH SYNTAX II- 2020 THE COMPLEX NOUN PHRASE WORKSHEET 5

ADJECVTIVES AND PARTICIPIAL VERBS Explain the difference in function between the two words underlined in each of the following pairs of sentences: 1- a. Mary and John were married quietly last year. b. They were married when I first met them. 2- a. Mary is charming. b. The snake-charmer is charming a cobra. 3- a. That story is interesting. b. The speaker is certainly interesting his audience. 4- a. The man painting that picture is a real artist. b. He is painting it extremely well. 5- a. You are embarrassing the ladies. b. Your stories are embarrassing. 6- a. John is promising you too much. b. Nevertheless, he is a promising young man.

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a) They got married – v. b) They were already married – adj. a) Permanent characteristic – adj. b) He is performing that action – v. a) Permanent characteristic – adj. b) He is performing that action – v. a) He is performing that action – v. b)He is performing that action – v. a) He is saying too much to you – v. b) Permanent characteristic – adj.