PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES

She seems to like ~powder~ milk (nonstandard).
She seems to like *powdered* milk (standard).

My father is a ~principle~ man (nonstandard).
My father is a *principled* man (standard).

There was a ~prolong~ silence (nonstandard).
There was a *prolonged* silence (standard).
GAB