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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Confused about Merriam-Webster's example (verb or adjective?)
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According to Merriam-Webster.com, the following is their definitive of ANGER:
transitive verb: to make angry <he was angered by the decision>
intransitive verb: to become angry
Examples of ANGER
1. They were shocked and angered by the company's arrogance.
2. He was angered to learn that he had been fired.
3. It angered me that she would say something like that.
4. He's a gentle man who's not easily angered.
But, I’m a bit confused why they put the example sentence ‘he was angered by the decision.’ under the heading of ‘transitive verb’. Shouldn’t we classify angered as a past participle verbal which functions as an adjective in this case?
According to Merriam-Webster.com, the following is their definitive of ANGER:
transitive verb: to make angry <he was angered by the decision>
intransitive verb: to become angry
Examples of ANGER
1. They were shocked and angered by the company's arrogance.
2. He was angered to learn that he had been fired.
3. It angered me that she would say something like that.
4. He's a gentle man who's not easily angered.
But, I’m a bit confused why they put the example sentence ‘he was angered by the decision.’ under the heading of ‘transitive verb’. Shouldn’t we classify angered as a past participle verbal which functions as an adjective in this case?
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' under the heading of ‘transitive verb'. -- No, you can see clearly, because the agent is mentioned ('by the decision'), that it is the passive voice form of the transitive verb: The decision angered him. He was angered by the decision.
- ' under the heading of ‘transitive verb'.
- -- No, you can see clearly, because the agent is mentioned ('by the decision'), that it is the passive voice form of the transitive verb: The decision angered him.
- He was angered by the decision.
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But, I'm a bit confused why they put the example sentence ‘he was angered by the decision.' under the heading of ‘transitive verb'. Shouldn't we classify angered as a past participle verbal which functions as an adjective in this case?-- No, you can see clearly, because the agent is mentioned ('by the decision'), that it is the passive voice form of the transitive verb:
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