Past-participial clauses


1. Functioning as the complement of a auxiliary verb

I was invited.

  • raised subject: I
  • predicate
    • head(auxiliary verb): was
    • complement(past-participial clause): invited

2. Functioning as an adjunct

past-participial clauses가 adjunct로 기능할 때 passive meaning을 가질 수 있다.
rocks formed from river deposits

  • NP
    • head: rocks
    • modifier(past-participial clause): formed from river deposits
      • predicand: rocks
      • predicate: formed from river deposits

Seen from my perspective, there is much to learn.

  • supplement(past-participial clause)
    • predicand: the situation
    • predicate: seen from my perspective