The -ed Form
Past Participle Patterns in English
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NOTATION
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P = -ed form past participle
P = -ed form past participle
nPH = noun
phrase
prepPH =
preposition phrase
Adv = adverb
prep =
preposition
beg = at the
first word of the sentence
comma
verb
article
PATTERNS
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articlePnPH
= nPH(P)
She has a
broken heart.
*participle is
part of the noun phrase with the adjective function.
nPHPnPH
the task
called confrontation naming
prepArticlePnPH
= prepPH(P)
I found it
in the selected areas.
nPHofnPH =
nPH(of,P)
This is the
book of selected adventures.
articlePnPH
= nPH(P,of,P)
It may
produce only a restricted map of language related areas in the brain.
articlePnPH
articlePprepPH
articleAdvPnPH
prepPnPH
they respond to light with graded changes in
membrane potential
nPHPprepPH
We read the
email sent by the manager.
---advP--------------------------------------------------------------------------
nPHAdvPnPH
clusters of
inappropriately connected neurons.
nPHprepArticleAdvPnPH
to maintain
the cell in a relatively depolarized state.
nPHadvPprepPH
a protein
peripherally associated with the disc membrane
articlenPHofAdvPnPH
This is the
book of very selected adventures.
---prepPHP--------------------------------------------------------------------------
prepPHPprepPH
A plausible
anatomical correlate of this disorder is seen in some dyslexic patients
examined at autopsy:
prepPHPnPH
a conformational change to a semistable
conformation called metarhodopsin II
---begP--------------------------------------------------------------------------
begP
The lost and
bewildered tourist
*participle
at the sentence beginning, as part of noun phrase with the adjective function
begPprepPH
Interposed
between the photoreceptors and ganglion cells are interneurons,
begPverb
Specialized
Ganglion Cells Process Different Aspects of the Visual Image
begPprepPN
Influenced
by Rudolf Virchow, the German pioneer of cellular pathology, he was brilliant.
begPprepPH
Interposed between the photoreceptors and
ganglion cells are interneurons,
begPverb
Specialized Ganglion Cells Process Different
Aspects of the Visual Image
begnPHPprepPH
The transmitter released by cones
begasPcommanPH
As
described, transducin inactivates itself by hydrolyzing bound GTP.
---verbP--------------------------------------------------------------------------
verbPorAdv
The two
disorders may appear combined or separately,
nPHverbP
the
circuitry connecting these cells appears complicated
---COMMA--------------------------------------------------------------------------
begPprepPHcomma
Glazed with
barbecue sauce, the rack of ribs lay nestled next to a pile of sweet coleslaw.
begPnPHcomma
Painted a
brilliant white, the small room appeared bigger.
nPHcommaPAdjprepPH
left motor area, located high in the frontal lobe,
directly in front of the primary motor cortex
prepPHcommaPprepPH
Areas of
significant change in activity, indexed by perfusion,
nPHcommaPnPH
This
syndrome, called developmental dyslexia, has been estimated to affect many
children.
commaArticlenPHPprepPH
the
conceptual system, a collection of regions distributed throughout the remainder
of
commanPHPprepPH
The teacher,
a very young lady depressed by the students, cried heavily.
nPHcommaPAdvcomma
The cookies,
baked this morning, were all gone by five o'clock.
nPHcommaPprepAdvcomma
The lake,
frozen over all winter, was finally thawing.
nPHcommaPprepPH
Phil, worn
out by his long trip, slept for twelve hours.
begnPHcommaPprepPH
Lower
sensitivity, specialized for day vision
adjcommaPprepPH
He lived alone, forgotten by everybody.
---hidden
clause--------------------------------------------------------------------------
thatPprepPHofnPH
is opposite
that evoked by illumination of the center
