The participle

Pre-modifying attributes are used before the modified noun. In this position participle II is either used without accompanying words or contains an adverb.

e.g. The old lady answered through the locked door.
The Greens live in a well-planned cottage.
The room had a faint perfume which gave it a lived-in air.

3. 
   Post-modifying attributes are used after the nouns they modify. In this position participles usually have one or several accompanying words.
   

e.g. Things seen are mightier than things heard.
The book referred to can be borrowed from the library.
Boys brought up only by their mothers usually lack some masculine features of character.


TASK 17. Fill in each blank with the correct form of Participle I or II.

1. 
   Michael drove a _________ (to rent) car to California. He drove very carefully on _________ (to wind) roads.
   
2. 
   Everybody knows that it is dangerous to jump from a _________ (to move) car.
   
3. 
   The police usually watch out for _________ (to speed) cars.
   
4. 
   The police try to locate _______ (steal) cars.
   
5. 
   Drivers must stop at a _______ (to flash) red light.
   
6. 
   It is a _______ (know) fact that drunk drivers are the _______ (lead) cause of many serious traffic accidents.
   
7. 
   Drunk drivers are a _______ (grow) problem.
   
8. 
   Research showed that _______ (marry) men are better drivers than single men.
   
9. 
   Is your car _______ (insure)?
   
10. 
    There is a lot of traffic in the morning. The streets are _______(crowd) with heavy transport.
    
11. 
    I'm _______ (to lose). I need to stop at a gas station and ask for directions.
    
12. 
    _________ (to grow) children still need their parents, while in the USA _________ (to grow) children tend to leave home when they finish college.
    
13. 
    The game was so _________ (to interest) that all the children were greatly _________ (to interest) in it.