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Stenka25 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Tricky participle questions
I have some of the questions below about the choice of a correct participle.
? He is rewarded from his hard work.
? ? His hard work was [rewarding/ rewarded]
? The hard work is rewarding and worthwhile.
? ? It is a [rewarding/ rewarded].
? ? a [rewarding/ rewarded] hard work.
? She started singing to the baby and was rewarded with a smile.
? ? It was a [rewarding/ rewarded] smile.
? Our patience was finally rewarded.
? ? It's a [rewarding/ rewarded] patience.
? They were rewarded by their patience.
? ? It's a [rewarding/ rewarded] patience.
The answers are as follows, ? rewarding, ? rewarding, ? rewarding, ? rewarding, ? rewarded, ? rewarding.
My problem starts with ?. Given the context, ? seems quite right, but "rewarding" still seems OK to me.
Could you help me?
? He is rewarded from his hard work.
? ? His hard work was [rewarding/ rewarded]
? The hard work is rewarding and worthwhile.
? ? It is a [rewarding/ rewarded].
? ? a [rewarding/ rewarded] hard work.
? She started singing to the baby and was rewarded with a smile.
? ? It was a [rewarding/ rewarded] smile.
? Our patience was finally rewarded.
? ? It's a [rewarding/ rewarded] patience.
? They were rewarded by their patience.
? ? It's a [rewarding/ rewarded] patience.
The answers are as follows, ? rewarding, ? rewarding, ? rewarding, ? rewarding, ? rewarded, ? rewarding.
My problem starts with ?. Given the context, ? seems quite right, but "rewarding" still seems OK to me.
Could you help me?
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With all those funny numbers, I am afraid to touch your post.
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Sorry to trouble you, Mister Micawber.
But present participle and past participle questions are sometimes killing me.
For example, "loving" vs. "loved."
Here in a obituary you can see what I mean.
Brian Garner : Obituary
GARNER Brian On July 6th, 2011, suddenly in hospital, Brian, aged 90 years, of Hellifield, (formerly of Barnoldswick),
But present participle and past participle questions are sometimes killing me.
For example, "loving" vs. "loved."
Here in a obituary you can see what I mean.
Brian Garner : Obituary
GARNER Brian On July 6th, 2011, suddenly in hospital, Brian, aged 90 years, of Hellifield, (formerly of Barnoldswick),
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GARNER Brian On July 6th, 2011, suddenly in hospital, Brian, aged 90 years, of Hellifield, (formerly of Barnoldswick), beloved husband of the late Violet, much loved father of Michael and Helen and loving grandad of Anne and Mark.
It seems that Michael and Helen, the children of th
It seems that Michael and Helen, the children of th
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I can barely see numbers in the little circles, but some of the sentences seem strange to me. I'm afraid your problems start even before the red circle!
? He is rewarded from his hard work. -- No. You could say "he is rewarded for his hard work" (which corresponds to "his work was rewarded) or possibly "he felt rewarded by his hard work," (his work was rewarding) b
? He is rewarded from his hard work. -- No. You could say "he is rewarded for his hard work" (which corresponds to "his work was rewarded) or possibly "he felt rewarded by his hard work," (his work was rewarding) b
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