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课件网) VERB – ED FORM To review verbs in the –ed form. Presentation “Why does success come with a high EQ ” Group interview With Prof. Salovey/ Prof. Mayer. How do we know if a verb is in the past tense The verb ends with –ed. VERB-ED FORM Professor Mayer, …, recently announced the results of a study on senior secondary school students. Read the sentences and answer the questions. 1. What is the verb in this sentence Announced. 2. What is the function of this verb To show that the announcement was made in the past. It is generally believed that people with high EQs are open to new ideas… 1. What are the verbs in this sentence Is believed, are. 2. Notice the verb in –ed form. Is this sentence in the past tense No, the verb uses the past participle because the sentence is passive. Look at the sentences from the article. Underline the –ed form of the verb. Discuss their functions. 1. Professor Salovey, who invented the term EQ, gives the following description: at work, it is IQ that gets you employed, but it is EQ that gets you promoted. the action is finished past participle acting as an object compliment to modify “you” past participle acting as an object compliment to modify “you” 8 2. Supported by his research, Professor Salovey suggests that when predicting someone’s future success, their character, as measured by EQ tests, might actually matter more than their IQ. 3. Compared to students who had not been involved in the study, they also showed a better understanding of the disabled students’ feelings. “disabled” is an adjective 2. Supported by his research, Professor Salovey suggests that when predicting someone’s future success, their character, as measured by EQ tests, might actually matter more than their IQ. 3. Compared to students who had not been involved in the study, they also showed a better understanding of the disabled students’ feelings. Look at sentences 2 and 3 again. What is similar about their structures Both sentences start with introductory clauses that describe the main subject of the sentence. 动词-ed形式作状语 动词-ed作状语,表示动作发生的背景或情况,其逻辑主语就是句子的主语。 过去分词(短语)在句中作状语可以表示时间、原因、条件、让步、方式或伴随等。 动词-ed形式作状语 ★动词的-ed形式（短语）作状语时，在句中可表示条件，相当于一个条件状语从句。 如：*Given more attention (= If they had been given more attention), the trees could have grown better. *Compared to the other group, we were quite quick. *Given more time and attention, you can do much better next time. 如：*Hurt badly (= Because he was hurt badly), the boy had to be sent to hospital right away. *He soon fall asleep, exhausted by the journey. *Influenced by Gandhi’s ideas about peaceful protests, King organised a bus protest in 1965. *Moved by their speech, I was at a loss what to say. *Jim, horrified at what had happened, could say nothing. ★动词的-ed形式（短语）作状语时，在句中可表示原因，相 ... ...
