Лекции по теоретической грамматике английского языка для студентов
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лекция по грамматиае
| Participle II
The past participle is the non-finite form of the verb which combines the properties of the verb with those of the adjective, serving as the qualifying- processual name. Unlike the present participle, it has no paradigm of its own. Its verbal features are participation in the structure of the verbal predicate (e.g. The house was destroyed by a bomb) and the use as secondary predicate (e.g. Her spirit, though crushed, was not broken) . Its adjectival feature is its attributive function, e.g . She looked at the broken cup. Similar to the present participle, the past participle can be used in postposition or in preposition to the noun: the broken cup vs. the cup broken . But as compared to the present participle, the past participle occurs in preposition to the noun more frequently. Like the present participle, the past participle is capable of making up semi- predicative constructions of complex object, complex subject, as well as of absolute complex. The absolute past participial complex as a rule expresses priority in the correlation of two events. Cf.: The preliminary talks completed, it became possible to concentrate on the central point of the agenda. |