Grammar in EAP

Participles

Introduction

Formal written English uses verbs less than spoken English. -ed and -ing participles allow verbs to be used as pre-or post-modifiers..

Similar temptations overcame philosophers concerned with establishing a secure base for individual responsibility

The Egyptians regarded time as a succession of recurring phases.

Doubts as to the proper division of property at death, as well as rights between partners living together, were resolved by having legal rules prescribing a formula.

It was only to be tolerated in a controlled and formalised context.

A frequent change found in proper names is syllable loss.