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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Linguistics Studies

Pure/Faded Participial Adjective

I have a question about the types of the adjectives. Today, I saw the word pure paticipial adjective and faded participial adjective on the slide. My friends and I have nerver heard about these two words before, and I still wonder what they are. Could you explain about these words with an example. Thank you in advance. ^^
  

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com: (4) PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES, which are either pure participles used to describe, or participles which have lost all verbal force and have no function except to express quality. Examples are,—— Pure participial adjectives: "The healing power of the Messiah," "The shattering sway of one strong arm," " trailing clouds," "The shattered squares have opened into line," "It came on like the rolling simoom," "*** tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. " Faded participial adjectives: "Sleep is a blessed thing;" "One is hungry, and another is drunken;" "under the fitting drapery of the jagged and trailing clouds;" "The clearness and quickness are amazing;" "an aged man;" "a charming sight.

— Buddhaheart

  • com: (4) PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES, which are either pure participles used to describe, or participles which have lost all verbal force and have no function except to express quality.
  • Examples are,—— Pure participial adjectives: "The healing power of the Messiah," "The shattering sway of one strong arm," " trailing clouds," "The shattered squares have opened into line," "It came on like the rolling simoom," "*** tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
  • " Faded participial adjectives: "Sleep is a blessed thing;" "One is hungry, and another is drunken;" "under the fitting drapery of the jagged and trailing clouds;" "The clearness and quickness are amazing;" "an aged man;" "a charming sight.
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Here’s a description from About.com:

(4) PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES, which are either pure participles used to describe, or participles which have lost all verbal force and have no function except to express quality. Examples are,——

Pure participial adjectives: "The healing power of the Messiah," "The shattering sway of one strong arm," "trailing clouds," "The shatter
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Frankly, I found this yesterday, but I still do not understand. +_+

Could you explain more?
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I have never heard of the distinction either. I shouldn't worry about it.
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PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES, which are either pure participles used to describe, or participles which have lost all verbal force and have no function except to express quality.
I don't think this explanation from About.com is clear. It's rather misleading, I'm afraid.
PondFrankly, I found this yesterday, but I still do not understand. +_+

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A PPA (Pure participial adjective) is a participial adjective that retains some force of a verb while acting as an adjective. An FPA (Faded participial adjective) has lost that verbal power.

I must agree the concept is confusing. Let’s examine some of About.com examples cited before:

"The healing power of the Messiah" means the power of the Messiah that
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Humm.... it is quite complicated. Thanks Buddhaheart very much for more explanation.
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