Sometimes, an adjective isn’t enough to describe a noun. You might want to combine an adjective with a past participle. Doing so requires using a hyphen. These words combine the past participle form of a verb with other parts of speech to create more complex descriptions. Let’s exemplify:...
(future perfect tense, main verb shatter, past participle shattered) Past Participles: Passive Voice The passive voice is a construction in which an object is made into the subject of the sentence. In many cases, the subject becomes the object in a prepositional phrase beginning with by. For...
Break down:To stop functioning or to become emotionally upset. Example:“The car broke down in the middle of the highway.” Nuances in Usage Break vs. Shatter:While “break” implies causing something to separate into parts, “shatter” suggests breaking into many tiny pieces. Break + Time ...