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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Are beholden

"The electorate of the United States is very smart," says Kumar. "They have seen for years and years and years that traditional Democrats are beholden to lobbyists. Rather than (being) beholden to the citizens."
I read the above excerpts at the Rediff.com.
How do I know that "beholden" is an adjective and not past participle followed by "are"?
  

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Jigneshbharati How do I know that "beholden" is an adjective and not past participle followed preceded by "are"? You look up "beholden" and "behold" in a dictionary. You find that "beholden" is listed as an adjective and that the past participle of "behold" is "beheld".

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  • Jigneshbharati How do I know that "beholden" is an adjective and not past participle followed preceded by "are"?
  • You look up "beholden" and "behold" in a dictionary.
  • You find that "beholden" is listed as an adjective and that the past participle of "behold" is "beheld".
  • You also see that the last time "beholden" was the past participle of "behold" was in Old English, which was many centuries ago.
  • CJ
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JigneshbharatiHow do I know that "beholden" is an adjective and not past participle followed preceded by "are"?
You look up "beholden" and "behold" in a dictionary. You find that "beholden" is listed as an adjective and that the past participle of "behold" is "beheld". You also see that the last time "beholden"
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