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Hanuman_2000 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Adjective-past participal

Hello,

I am very much confused about the sentences that have the structure of "be+ past participle".

In some cases, the past participle works as an adjective and in the other works as a verb(passive).

The question is how to identify that the given one is adjective or past participle in the passive form.

1. I am interested in studying English.

2. I am tired of doing my homework.

3. He was accused for doing work.

Thanks.
  

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Perhaps others can answer better, but tired, interested are states of being accused is an action however, even states of being are caused by something, so you could perhaps argue there is a similarity with the passive. Incidentally, 3. it's generally "accused of" d

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  • Perhaps others can answer better, but tired, interested are states of being accused is an action however, even states of being are caused by something, so you could perhaps argue there is a similarity with the passive.
  • Incidentally, 3.
  • it's generally "accused of" d
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Perhaps others can answer better, but
tired, interested are states of being
accused is an action

however, even states of being are caused by something, so you could perhaps argue there is a similarity with the passive.

Incidentally, 3. it's generally "accused of"

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