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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Bored children

The bored children started to get restless.

Have you seen this sort of example that "bored" is used attributively before? Thanks.
  

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I'm not sure if I have seen it before. Using it is certainly very convenient here. What else could one say?

  • I'm not sure if I have seen it before.
  • Using it is certainly very convenient here.
  • What else could one say?
  • The children, who were bored, started to get restless?
  • Many past participles are used attributively: All the written documents are here.
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I'm not sure if I have seen it before. Using it is certainly very convenient here. What else could one say? The children, who were bored, started to get restless? Many past participles are used attributively: All the written documents are here. Why not bored?

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