The problem with the wording in "Startled by the noise, the
alarm clock was knocked on the floor" is that it makes it sound
like the alarm clock was startled. It would be better written:
"Startled by the alarm clock, I knocked it on the floor."
The problem with the wording in "Startled by the noise, the
alarm clock was knocked on the floor" is that it makes it sound
like the alarm clock was startled. It would be better written:
"Startled by the alarm clock, I knocked it on the floor."
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The spelling is startled, as in The trick STARTLED him.
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Startled means to be in shock or amaze of something.
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Startled is the verb in your sentence.
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Yes, "startled" is the past participle of startle.