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Old 07-May-2007, 09:45
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i just want to ask about something, please......
this example"stay away from the running water"is about present participle adjective....it is correct,is not it?
if i want to change the same example to be about the past participle adjective ....how?and what is the different between the present and past participle adjectives?
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Old 08-May-2007, 13:12
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Default Re: hello

You're correct. In the sentence you provided running is a present participle in form and an adjective in function:

Stay away from the running water.

The past participle run doesn't work in that context.

Does that help?
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