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39 IRREGULAR VERB FORMS . PAGE 388<br />

301 Special participle forms<br />

There are some special past/passive participle forms that we use mainly before a<br />

noun. Compare these sentences.<br />

have + participle: The ship has sunk. The metal has melted.<br />

Participle + noun: a sunken ship molten metal<br />

We can also form special participles from drink, shrink, prove, learn and bless.<br />

a drunken spectator a shrunken old man a proven fact<br />

a learned professor<br />

a blessed relief<br />

NOTE<br />

These participles can have special meanings and are used only in limited contexts.<br />

For example, we talk about molten metal but NOT molten ice.

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