http://www.bohemica.com/czechupdate/categories/Participles/%2A 1 en http://www.bohemica.com/czechupdate/2007/jul/2665 <p> English often prefers prepositional phrases to straight participles. </p> <blockquote> <p> It is being reconstructed - it is under reconstruction<br /> The observed team - the team under observation </p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> The considered design - the design in question<br /> The disputed matter - the matter in dispute <span class='read-more'><a href="http://www.bohemica.com/czechupdate/2007/jul/2665">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p> http://www.bohemica.com/czechupdate/2007/jul/2665#comments Language Translation Problems Participles Translation Verbs http://www.bohemica.com/crss/node/2665 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:01:41 +0100 Melvyn Clarke 2665 at http://www.bohemica.com