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Tkacka15 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Done

The job is done.

Does the past participle "done" function as an adjectival complement of the subject "The job" or is it a part of the passive verb phrase "is done" in the above sentence?
  

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tkacka15 function as an adjectival complement of the subject "The job" Yes. tkacka15 part of the passive verb phrase "is done" No. ______________________ In the absence of any further words (often adverbs) that betray it as a verb, "done" is an adjective that means "finished", "complete".

  • tkacka15 function as an adjectival complement of the subject "The job" Yes.
  • tkacka15 part of the passive verb phrase "is done" No.
  • ______________________ In the absence of any further words (often adverbs) that betray it as a verb, "done" is an adjective that means "finished", "complete".
  • Here are some cases where it's a verb: The job is done by my father every Monday.
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tkacka15function as an adjectival complement of the subject "The job"
Yes.
tkacka15part of the passive verb phrase "is done"
No.
______________________

In the absence of any further words (often adverbs) that betray it as a verb, "done" is an adjective that means "finished", "complete". Here are some cas

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