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Tkacka15 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Are seen

such sanctions are seen as extremely unlikely


Is the clause above a passive or copular construction?

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I see "are" as a linking verb in that clause.

  

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Such sanctions are seen as ... - People see such sanctions as ... Are is an auxiliary verb used in a passive construction.

  • Such sanctions are seen as ...
  • - People see such sanctions as ...
  • Are is an auxiliary verb used in a passive construction.
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Such sanctions are seen as ... - People see such sanctions as ...


Are is an auxiliary verb used in a passive construction.

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