GrammarGrammarReadthesentencesandunderlinethev-edforms
Encouragedgreatly,theyworkedevenharder
Givenbetterattention,theseflowerscouldhavegrownbetter
Rewritethesentences,beginningwiththewordsgiveninbrackets
1)Spokenbyfewerandfewerpeoplethesedays,theNaxilanguagemaydisappearinthefuture
(because)Becauseitisspokenbyfewerandfewerpeoplethesedays,theNaxilanguagemaydisappear
2)Seenfromabove,theoldtownisamazeofcanals,littlebridgesandtinystreets
(when)Whenitisseenfromabove,theoldtownisamazeofcanals,littlebridgesandtinystreets
3)Passedfromfathertoson,themusichasnotchangedformanyyears
(because)Becauseitispassedfromfathertoson,themusichasnotchangedformanyyears
Summary:thefunctionsofv-edformasadverbials
过去分词(pastparticiples)或过去分词短语(pastparticipialphrases)作状语是英语中常见的语言现象,可表示时间、原因、条件、让步、方式或伴随情况等
(1)作时间状语