The startled deer zigzagged out of the underbrush and was gone in a flash.
Startled is the verb in your sentence.
I got startled when I went to my room and my brother jumped up in front of the door suddenly.
Ah, what a lovely question. "Startled" can actually be both a verb and an adjective, depending on how it's used in a sentence. When someone is surprised or frightened, we can say they "were startled," making it a verb. It's like a happy little word that can bring movement and life to your sentences.
Macbeth is startled when the witches give him their prophecies of his future. However, they did not tell him how to accomplish these prophecies, so he madly and erratically takes things into his own hands with the help of Lady Macbeth.
Both examples need commas after their modifiers, as well as some other punctuation that isn't currently allowed in Wiki questions. Other than that, the first example is correct. It implies that you were standing on the chair, which is a reasonable action for you to take when you want to reach something high. The second example is incorrect. It implies that the alarm clock was startled by its own noise. It's more likely that the person who knocked the alarm clock onto the floor was startled. Example #2 correction: Startled by the noise, I (he/she/etc.) knocked the alarm clock onto the floor.
Startled is the verb in your sentence.
You startled me, because I hadn't heard you come home.
He glanced over my shoulder with a startled expression.
Yes, "startled" is the past participle of startle.
I was startled by a sudden noise.
I got startled when I went to my room and my brother jumped up in front of the door suddenly.
Her peremptory command startled the children.
Her appearance was horrible.The sudden appearance of the monster startled me.
Movement makes us different than trees. movement requires a lot of energy.
The startled young colt ran for shelter under its mother.
Jacob rounded the blind corner and bumped into Rachel, startling her, because she did not know that Jacob was in the building.
Ah, what a lovely question. "Startled" can actually be both a verb and an adjective, depending on how it's used in a sentence. When someone is surprised or frightened, we can say they "were startled," making it a verb. It's like a happy little word that can bring movement and life to your sentences.