This contains an explanation about sentence with one clause and it focuses the explanation about past participles.

2. Structure I
Subject + Verb
Each normal English sentence always has a
subject that is followed by a verb.
Subject Verb

3. Sentences with One Clause
 The sentence has a subject and a verb.
Examples:
Traffic was backed up for miles on the freeway.
Engineers are needed for work on the new
space program.

4. Sentences with One Clause
 Differ the objects of preposition and
appositives when looking for subject.
Examples:
With his friend, he found the movie theater.
An excellent basketball player, Sarah rarely
misses her basketball player.

5. Sentences with One Clause
 Differ the present participles and past
participles when looking for verb.
Examples:
The child now playing in the yard is my son.
The poem written by Paul appeared in the
magazine.

6. Past Participles
 The past participle can be either an adjective
or a part of a verb.
Examples:
The family has purchased a paint.
as a part of a verb
The paint purchased yesterday was expensive.
as an adjective

7. Past Participles
 The past participle is the form of
a verb that appears with have or be.
Examples:
They have achieved many trophies.
He is injured by the other player.

8. Past Participles
 Regular past participles always end in –ed.
Sometimes, they have same form with Verb II.
Examples:
He scores some goals.
He scored some goals.
He has scored some goals.
The goals scored by Van Persie is amazing.
score scored scored
Verb I Verb II Verb III

9. Past Participles
 Irregular past participles transform differently
from verb 1.
Examples:
I see a beautiful sunset.
I saw a beautiful sunset yesterday.
I have never seen such a beautiful sunset!
The sunset seen yesterday was beautiful.
see saw seen
Verb I Verb II Verb III

10. Exercise
I 1. The money was offered by the client was not
accepted. verb
verb
C 2. The car listed in the advertisement had already
stalled. adjective
verb
I 3. The chapters were taught by the professor this
verb
morning will be on next week’s exam.

11. Exercise
C 4. The loaves of bread were baked in a brick oven at
verb
a low temperature for many hours.
I 5. The ports were reached by the sailors were under
verb
the control of a foreign nation.
I 6.Those suspected in the string of robberies were
adjective
arrested by the police.
verb

12. Exercise
I 7. The pizza is served in this restaurant is the tastiest
in the country. verb
I 8. The courses are listed on the second page of the
verb
brochure have several prerequisites.
C 9. All the tenants were invited to the Independence
verb
Day barbecue at the apartment complex.

13. Exercise
C 10. Any bills paid by the first of the month will be
adjective
credited to your account by the next day.
verb