Disguised

What do you think, please?

CliveWhat do you think, please?

I think that it is a verb, i.e., a predicator of the non-finite en-clause.

AnonymousIs Disguised a verb or adjective in the sentence above?

Using an adjective to modify a personal pronoun is so rare (Poor me!) that I would dismiss the adjective choice immediately. disguised they? I don't think so.

In my terms, it's a past participle heading an adjectival phrase which describes 'they'.

Anonymousa the predicator of the non-finite en-clause

CJ

Thank you, CJ, for the reply.

CalifJim Anonymousa the predicator of the non-finite en-clauseCJ

Thank you, CJ, for the correction. It's my frequent error although I know that the determiner "the" is obligatory in the NP modified by the PP "of the...". That wide discrepancy, strongly discomfiting, between "to know" and "to use" is bordering on dyslexia, indeed.

Anonymous the determiner "the" is obligatory in the NP modified by the PP "of the...".

That "rule" is not always observed, however.

"a predicator of the clause" can mean "something that predicates (says) something about the clause".

For example, if I say, The clause "acting like a cat" is a non-finite clause, I have said

It seems more adjectival than verbal to me.

GPYIt seems more adjectival than verbal to me.

Would you say the same if "while" were added at the beginning?

While disguised as little green people, they frequently invaded the eastern part of the country.

And what if it were "while they were"?

While they were disguised as little green people, they frequently