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English_Learner123 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Confusion in defference between adjective and verb

Sometimes I often get confused in knowing the difference between adjective and verb. Like in the following sentences:

I was frightened.

I was married.

I got thrilled.

How can I better know the word "frightened", "marry", and "thrilled" are adjectives or verb?
  

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Don't let such a thing worry your mind. It isn't that important to know what label to put on a word. The important thing is to know what word or what form of a word you should use.

— Cool Breeze

  • Don't let such a thing worry your mind.
  • It isn't that important to know what label to put on a word.
  • The important thing is to know what word or what form of a word you should use.
  • Depending on the context and due to the lack of inflections in English, word can belong to five different parts of speech.
  • Married is in one of your examples: He was/got married ten minutes before the accident.
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Don't let such a thing worry your mind. It isn't that important to know what label to put on a word. The important thing is to know what word or what form of a word you should use. Depending on the context and due to the lack of inflections in English, word can belong to five different parts of speech. Married is in one of your examples:

He was/got married ten minutes be
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I think there are those who will disagree with this apporach, but "I am frightened" in my opinion is a past participle used in passive voice as I am frieghtened by something, therefore it is a verb. I also hear arguments that "frightened" is a past participle adjective in the same sentence, That said, in "a frightened child", I agree,
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Hi Dimsumexpress,
Can you tell me what 'frightened' is to you in the following sentence? Emotion: smile

I'm frightened that she w
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MichalSI'm frightened that she will find me.
Hi Michals,
The use of "frightened" in the above context sounds a little overkilled to me. Is he really "frigtened" that she will find him and harm him? Or do you mean "he is worried that she will find him", or perhaps a real adjectyive "Afraid" is a better choice of word?

That being said, I st
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If "frightened" in "I am frightened" is a verb, then what would you call "blue" in "I am blue"?
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Hi,

If "frightened" in "I am frightened" is a verb, then what would you call "blue" in "I am blue"? In this example, I'd say they are both adjectives.

But in eg I am frightened by spiders, i'd say it is a verb.

Note that you can't say eg I am blue by somethi
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Hi I have a question.If married is verb in was married so was married is passive form verb?
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