New2grammar  +  515259 Sun, 18 May 08 06:14 PM I feel sometimes a past participle delivers a different meaning depending on whether it's put before or after a noun. For example I saw a closed door I saw a door closed. I saw a smashed potato I saw a potato smashed. The first of each example is stative to me, whereas, the second is passive (the act is occuring) I believe some past particples don't have the passive meaning even though they placed after a noun. look at the house buried in the landslide Confusion: Does the verb contribute to the change in meaning? Please help. Thanks! New2grammar Joined on Tue, Nov 21 2006 Veteran Member 7,676 Who wants to go sailing around the world with me? Verbs, Nouns

	Cool Breeze  +  515282 Sun, 18 May 08 07:43 PM  Hi N2G You are asking good questions. English is a language of fixed phrases and meanings do change from verb to verb. What's more, some collocations don't have the same meaning even for native  speakers. CB  Cool Breeze Joined on Fri, Apr 7 2006 Senior Member 3,926 "I hope you'll all live to be 150 years old - and the last voice you hear is mine!" Frank Sinatra on stage in Oslo, Norway, 28 September 1991 Verbs