past participle

[aysaa]

Hello,

Oxford - Michael Swan - Practical English Usage

1- The people questioned gave very different opinions.

2- The questioned people gave very different opinions.

I have read the section 2 is wrong according to 'Oxford-Michael-Swan-Practical-English-Usage, page 403', but I couldn't understand why 2 is wrong.

Thanks.

[emsr2d2]

Hello,

Oxford - Michael Swan - Practical English Usage

1- The people questioned gave very different opinions.

2- The questioned people gave very different opinions.

I have read the section 2 is wrong according to 'Oxford-Michael-Swan-Practical-English-Usage, page 403', but I couldn't understand why 2 is wrong.

Thanks.

The first is more natural because it is a shortened version of "The people who were questioned gave ...".

[5jj]

'Oxford-Michael-Swan-Practical-English-Usage, page 403',

Thank you for giving the page reference. However, in future, please give details of the edition you are using. In my 3rd edition (2005), it's page 381.