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    Polyethylene-coated burlap

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    Polyethylene-coated burlap
    Message from michael_peter posted on 25-02-2010 at 02:22:26 (D | E | F)

    Hello,
    "Polyethylene-coated burlap."
    How to explain when we meet n-past participle+ n,what does it mean ?
    Can you help me to give me an example such as "English-speaking Country"
    Thanks for your help.

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    Edited by lucile83 on 05-03-2010 22:17


    Re: Polyethylene-coated burlap from chrislondon, posted on 25-02-2010 at 12:43:57 (D | E)
    Hi, Here 'burlap-coated polyethylene' simply means: polyethylene which has been coated in burlap. Also 'an English-speaking country' means: a country where English is spoken.
    We use the participles as adjectives here.
    I hope this helps you.




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    Edited by chrislondon on 25-02-2010 12:44

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    Edited by chrislondon on 25-02-2010 12:45


    Re: Polyethylene-coated burlap from piquoc, posted on 05-03-2010 at 19:05:48 (D | E)
    More examples: sugar-coated almonds; chocolate-covered raisins; yogurt-coated nuts. . . . I can only think of food-related examples! This structure is easier to say than "almonds coated in sugar", "raisins covered in chocolate" etc.



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