englisch:participles-relative-clauses
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| ===== Participles to replace relative clauses ===== | ===== Participles to replace relative clauses ===== | ||
| - | Speakers of English often use participle constructions instead of relative clauses. Compare the following constructions. Both |of them have the same meaning. | + | Speakers of English often use participle constructions instead of relative clauses. Compare the following constructions. Both of them have the same meaning. |
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| * As you can see, the participle construction on the right replaces [ersetzen] the relative clause construction on the left. The meaning of both constructions is the same. Participle constructions are especially common in written English. They sound more formal [förmlich] than relative clauses. | * As you can see, the participle construction on the right replaces [ersetzen] the relative clause construction on the left. The meaning of both constructions is the same. Participle constructions are especially common in written English. They sound more formal [förmlich] than relative clauses. | ||
| - | * The **present participle** can replace a simple form or a progressive form (see examples 1 + 2). | ||
| * The **present participle** has an **active** meaning (walking) and the **past participle** has a **passive** meaning (mentioned). | * The **present participle** has an **active** meaning (walking) and the **past participle** has a **passive** meaning (mentioned). | ||
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| + | * The **present participle** can replace a simple form or a progressive form (see examples 1 + 2). | ||
| * In German, you usually translate a participle construction with a relative clause because the German language doesn’t have such a construction. | * In German, you usually translate a participle construction with a relative clause because the German language doesn’t have such a construction. | ||
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