1.作定語。作定語的分詞通常放在被修飾的名詞之前。如果被修飾的詞是something，anything，everything，nothing等，則分詞放在這些詞之后。分詞短語通常放在被修飾的名詞之后。
例如：
This is an interesting book。(=This is a book。It is interesting。)這是一本有趣的書。
There is something interesting in the news。(=There is something in the news。 It is interesting。)消息中有些有趣的事。
The man sitting by the window is our math teacher。(=The man who is sitting by the window is our math teacher。)靠窗戶坐著的那個(gè)人是我們的數(shù)學(xué)老師
The machine run by the old worker is made in Shanghai。(=The machine that is run by the old worker is made in Shanghai。)那位老工人開的機(jī)器是上海造的。
Most of students singing were girls。(=Most of the students who were singing…)唱歌的學(xué)生多數(shù)是女生。
Many of the villagers questioned refused to answer。(=Many of the villagers who were questioned…)被問的許多村里人都拒絕。
注意：(1)分詞作定語與動(dòng)名詞作定語的區(qū)別：
分詞和它所修飾的名詞有邏輯上的主、謂關(guān)系。動(dòng)名詞則沒有這種關(guān)系，而表示它所修飾的詞的用途或有關(guān)動(dòng)作。
例如：
This is an interesting book。(=This is a book。It is interesting。)這是一本有趣的書。
There is something interesting in the news。(=There is something in the news。 It is interesting。)消息中有些有趣的事。
The man sitting by the window is our math teacher。(=The man who is sitting by the window is our math teacher。)靠窗戶坐著的那個(gè)人是我們的數(shù)學(xué)老師
The machine run by the old worker is made in Shanghai。(=The machine that is run by the old worker is made in Shanghai。)那位老工人開的機(jī)器是上海造的。
Most of students singing were girls。(=Most of the students who were singing…)唱歌的學(xué)生多數(shù)是女生。
Many of the villagers questioned refused to answer。(=Many of the villagers who were questioned…)被問的許多村里人都拒絕。
注意：(1)分詞作定語與動(dòng)名詞作定語的區(qū)別：
分詞和它所修飾的名詞有邏輯上的主、謂關(guān)系。動(dòng)名詞則沒有這種關(guān)系，而表示它所修飾的詞的用途或有關(guān)動(dòng)作。