2017年5月3日 星期三

[The Passive] Using past participles as adjectives (stative passive)


Be can be followed by an adjective.
Paul is young.

Be can be followed by a past participle (the passive form).

The past participle is often like an adjective.
Paul is married.

Often the past participles in these expressions are followed by particular prepositions + an object.
Paul is married to Susan


1. be acquainted with
13 be excited about
25. be opposed to
2. be board with/by
14 be exhausted from
26. be pleased with
3. be broken
15. be finished with
27. be prepared for
4. be closed
16. be frightened of/by
28. be qualifid for
5. be composed of
17. be gone from
29, be related to
6. be crowded with
18. be hurt
30. be satified with
7. be devoted to
19. be interested in
31. be scared of/by
8. be disappointed in/with
20. be involved in/with
32 be scared of/by
9 be divorced from
21. be located in/south of
33. be shut
10. be done with
22. be lost
34. be terrified of/by
11. be drunk on
23. be made of
35. be tired of/from
12. be engaged to/in/on
24. be married to
36. be worried about

I'm tired of the cold weather. = I've had enough cold weather. I want the weather to get warm.
I'm tired from working hard all day. = I'm exhaused because I worked hard all day.

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