Object

• heart: The Rain Keeps Falling by Clare McMahon The rain keeps falling, Falling on my saddened heart, From the deep gray clouds.

• everyone: Her untimely death, shortly after the death of her husband, saddened everyone who knew her.

Subject

• death: Our hearts are greatly saddened by the death of your princess.

• news: They've also been saddened by the news of the season's first climbing fatality.

• loss: He's saddened by the loss of shops in the high street.

Modifying Another Word

• deeply: I was deeply saddened to hear about the blasts in London.

• greatly: Our hearts are greatly saddened by the death of your princess.

• profoundly: Lady Thomas All members of the College were profoundly saddened by the death of Lady Thomas on 12th October 2002.

• extremely: CHESTER Zoo is extremely saddened to announce the death of Black Rhino Emma.

• somewhat: It seems that the RE were somewhat saddened not to lose the Waterloo & City!

Used with why or when

• when: But also are we not deeply saddened when we hear of those who appear to have strayed or given up?

Infinitive complement

• hear: I was deeply saddened to hear about the blasts in London.

• learn: Tony Blair MP said: ' I am deeply saddened to learn of Rachel Squire's death.

• announce: Barry Sturrock Web Master We are saddened to announce that Barry Sturrock died April 19th 2005.

• read: Rest soundly Dear Boy I was saddened to read of John's death.

• see: I was saddened to see how much coral had been broken off in recent storms.

• report: We are very saddened to report the death of John Marriage on 16th December.

Preposition: by

• death: Our hearts are greatly saddened by the death of your princess.

• news: They've also been saddened by the news of the season's first climbing fatality.

• loss: He's saddened by the loss of shops in the high street.