新编英语语法教程第21讲.ppt

Thanks for your listening! Team 6 GOOD MORNING This time I will tell you something besides what is in the chapter. About some differences between –ed and –ing. Generally speaking , -ed adjectives have a passive meaning, and –ing have an active meaning. eg : a broken heart (=a heart that has been broken) an interesting book (=a book which interests readers) Everyone was moved by the moving story. When we talk usage about –ed adjectives and –ing adjectives, some people think –ed adjectives are only suitable for people while –ing ones for things. However, this kind of opinion is too absolute. In many cases it is not reliable . Interesting : His class is very ~. (thing) He is an ~ man. (people) an excited talk (a person who talks is exciting)an exciting talk (people who listen to the talk are exciting) 【Note】 -ed adjectives are also suitable for other situations. fallen leaves an escaped prisoner a learned professor an aged man Differences between –ed participle and –ing participle. –ed participle in the sentence has the same composition as –ing participle in grammar. However, there are some differences in meaning. Firstly, –ed participle has passive meaning, –ing participle has active meaning. This difference I have already mentioned just now. Secondly, –ing participle means general or ongoing action, while –ed participle means a passive action or an action that has been completed. Differences in grammar: As predicative , –ing participle means the characteristic of the subject. –ed participle means the state of subject. For example: The play is more exciting than any I haveever seen. That piece of land lay deserted. As adverbial, –ing participle means an action that is ongoing. –ed participle means background or situation of an action. eg: In his movies ，he was always at war with the world， battling both people and objects . Considered one of the leading poets in America today， Sonia Sanchez has also written a number of books and plays . As a