[Grammar] Noun Participle

[Checkmate]

"A man named Walter Summerford was struck by lightning 3 times in his life" (This is a fact, though)

Why do people used "Noun + Participle" as adjective? Is this for informal conversations?

 

[Matthew Wai]

I take 'a man named Walter Summerford' to mean 'a man who was named Walter Summerford', where 'who was' can be omitted.

Not a teacher.

 

[Checkmate]

I take 'a man named Walter Summerford' to mean 'a man who was named Walter Summerford', where 'who was' can be omitted.

Not a teacher.

'A man who was named' sounds weird in a news. Thanks

 

[MikeNewYork]

You are misunderstanding the structure. "A man [named Walter Summerford] was struck...".

The adjectival phrase (participial) is "named Walter Summerford". It defines the noun "man".

 

[Checkmate]

You are misunderstanding the structure. "A man [named Walter Summerford] was struck...".
The adjectival phrase (participial) is "named Walter Summerford". It defines the noun "man".

I was confused with no 'be' verb on there

 

[MikeNewYork]

That's OK. You are learning.

 

[Matthew Wai]

1. 'A man who lived in the US was struck ...'
2. 'A man living in the US was struck ...'
Are they correct? Is 'living in the US' an adjectival participle phrase modifying the noun 'man' too?

in a news

I saw people write 'on the news' instead.

'be' verb

I saw people write 'the verb "to be"' instead.

Not a teacher.