Active aspect

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Passive aspect

Active aspect

Examples

Compound adjectives forming from participles

GRAMMAR IN USE

In Unit three, participles were introduced as adjectives. In this unit, participles are considered as the stem in forming compound adjectives.

1. Noun-participle - compound adjective

stress-bearing structure

water-keeping pot

atmospheric pressure-measuring device

north-seeking pole

volume-measuring jar

the structure that bears stress

a pot for keeping water

a device for measuring atmospheric pressure

the pole that seeks north direction

the jar that is used for measuring volume

petrol-run engine

book-based research

research-based report

an engine which is run by petrol

a research that is based on books

a report which is made basing on research

a nuclear waste-affected area

a physics law-governed phenomenon

the area that is affected by nuclear waste a phenomenon which is governed by physics law

2. adverb-participles - compound adjectives

Examples:

exactly-measuring device

slowly-changing phenomenon

efficiently-operating apparatus

widely-spreading effect

seriously-working scientist

the device that measures exactly

the phenomenon that changes slowly

the apparatus that operates efficiently

the effect that spreads widely

the scientist who works seriously