Grammar learning
The Past Participle as
the attribute and predicative
by Guo Xiufang
Senior 2 English
How much do you know about “King Cholera”?
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1. He became interested in two theories that
possibly explained how cholera killed people.
2. He became inspired when he thought about
helping ordinary people exposed to cholera.
3. Neither its cause nor its cure was understood.
4. He knew that cholera would never be
controlled until its cause was found.
5. People absorbed this disease into their bodies
with their meals. From the stomach the
disease attacked the body quickly and soon
the affected person died.
1. It came from the river polluted by the dirty water
from London.
2. He told the astonished people in Broad Street to
remove the handle from the water pump so that
it could not be used.
3. He found supporting evidence from two other
deaths that were linked to the Broad Street
outbreak.
4. He suggested that the source of all the water
supplies be examined. The water companies
were instructed not to expose people to polluted
water any more.
5. Because they had been given free beer and so
had not drunk the water from the Broad Street
pump.
used as
1.过去分词作定语 (Attribute)
(1) 在句中的位置
单个的过去分词作定语时，位于它所修饰
的名词或代词前面；
a broken heart
一颗破碎的心
the risen sun
已经升起的太阳
a lost child
丢失的孩子
过去分词短语作定语时，位于它所
修饰的名词或代词后面。
people addicted to drugs
a novel written by Luxun
the advice given to the patient
an old man supported by his son
a school built for orphans
单个过去分词修饰 something,
everything, anything, nothing,
somebody, nobody，those 等不定
代词时，也要放在这些词后面。
Nothing reported ( in the newspaper)
interested him.
过去分词和现在分词在做定语时的区别：
1.语态上
现在分词: 表示主动的动作
过去分词: 表示被动的动作
He is the man swimming in the river
just now.
He was reading a novel written by
Charles Dickens.
2.时间上
现在分词: 表示正在进行
过去分词: 表示完成
the falling leaves
boiling water
the rising sun
the fallen leaves
boiled water
the risen sun
a changing world
the developing country
a changed world
the develoed country
总结：
过去分词和现在分词在做定语时的
区别：
过去分词表示被动或完成；
现在分词表示主动或进行。
• I know the people building the
house there.(主动、进行）
• The house being built over there
is a shop. (被动、正在建)
• The house built over there is a
shop. （被动、已建好）
• The house to be built over there
is designed by a famous
architect （被动、将来）
publish
published
His book ____________
last year
sells well.
being published now will be
His book _____________
on sale next year.
to be published next year
His book _____________
will be his best one.
publishing his
The press(出版社) ___________
book is famous in the city.
 过去分词和V-ing形式作表语的区别:
 V-ing形式 表特征---含有“令人……”之
意
过去分词
表状态---含有“感到……”之意
比较： The film is interesting.
I'm interested in English．
surprising ~surprised
disappointing ~disappointed
amazing ~ amazed
relaxing ~ relaxed
exciting ~excited
tiring ~tired
boring ~ bored
pleasing ~pleased
confusing ~confused
satisfying ~satisfied
astonishing ~astonished
inspiring ~ inspired
amusing ~amused
entertaining ~entertained
depressing ~ depressed
Fill in the blank with proper words.
1. A. Nobody was interested in the story he told.
B. The story he told was very interesting .
( interested, interesting )
2. A. Everybody was excited to hear the news.
B. The news is very exciting indeed.
( excited, exciting )
3. A. The result of the test was rather disappointing.
B. He was very disappointed at the result of the
test.
( disappointed, disappointing )
4. A. What he said was very amusing .
B. I was very amused
at the sight.
( amused, amusing )
系动词
1. look, sound, smell, taste, feel
2. become, get, turn, grow, fall, go,
come
3. stay, keep, remain
4. seem, appear
5. turn out, prove （证明是，结果是）
Sum up
 过去分词作定语和表语的区别:
 定语
放在名词和代词的前面或后面
表示动作完成或被动
 表语
放在be 动词或系动词的后面
说明主语的状态或特征
练习一． 句型转换
1.A thief stole the goat that was
tired to the tree.
tired
=A thief stole the goat ______
to the tree.
2. The girl who is dressed in red
is Kelly’s long-lost friend.
dressed in red
= The girl _________________
is Kelly’s long-lost friend.
3. The castle, which was burnt
down in the sixteenth century,
was never rebuilt.
burnt down in
= The castle, ______________
___________________,
the
sixteenth century was
never rebuilt.
4. Father beat the son who was
lost in the online games.
=Father beat the son ________
lost
in the online games.
5. The project, which was
designed by the Chinese
engineers, was constructed
in only 2 year.
designed by the
= The project, _____________
____________________,
was
chinese engineers
constructed in only 2 year.
练习二
单句改错
1. They were all amusing at what he
said.
2. He was very exciting to hear the news
that their team had won.
3. The situation was a bit discouraged.
4. Two pages in this dictionary are
missed.
5. Your mother is quite worrying about
your stare of health.
练习三
单选
1.As is known to us all, traveling is
A
______,
but we often feel ______
when we are back from travels.
A. interesting; tired
B. interested; tiring
C. interesting; tiring
D. interested; tired
D news, we all felt ___.
2. Hearing the ____
A. encouraging, encouraging,
B. encouraged, encouraged
C. encouraged, encouraging
D. encouraging, encouraged
B on the gold
3. From the dates ______
coin, it is confirmed that was made five
hundred years ago.
A. marking
B. marked
C. to be marked D. having been marked
B
4. The _______
look in her face
suggested that she _______ it
before.
A. surprising, wouldn’t know
B. surprised, hadn’t known
C. surprising, hadn’t known
D. surprised, shouldn’t know
D
5. The picture writing _______
long long
ago is hard for us to understand today.
A. having been drawn
B. being drawn
C. was drawn
D. drawn
D
6. The man ______
there is my uncle.
A. seat
C. to seat
B. seating
D. seated
C
7. The first textbooks ______ for
teaching English as a foreign language
came out in the 16th century.
A. having written
B. to be written
C. written
D. being written
1. How many theories that possibly
explained how cholera killed people did
John Snow became interested in?
He became interested in two theories that
possibly explained how cholera killed
people.
2. When did he get inspired?
He became inspired when he thought
about helping ordinary people exposed
to cholera..
3.Why did so many terrified people die
every time there was an outbreak?
Neither its cause nor its cure was understood.
4. When did Dr. Snow think the
disease would be controlled?
He knew that cholera would never be controlled
until its cause was found.
5. What was the second theory
explaining how the disease killed people?
People absorbed this disease into their bodies
with their meals. From the stomach the
disease attacked the body quickly and soon
the affected person died.
6. Where did the water of pump
come from?
It came from the river polluted by the dirty
water from London
7. What did Dr. Snow advise the
people in Broad Street do?
He told the astonished people in Broad Street
to remove the handle from the water pump so
that it could not be used
8. Where did he find supporting evidence?
He found supporting evidence from two
other deaths that were linked to the
Broad Street outbreak.
9.To prevent the cholera from spreading
again, what did John Snow do?
He suggested that the source of all the water
supplies be examined. The water companies were
instructed not to expose people to polluted
water any more.
10.Why were these families working in the
pub at 7 Cambridge Street not affected ?
Because they had been given free beer and
so had not drunk the water from the Broad
Street pump.