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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?
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.
- The job is always done with this special tool.
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tkacka15function as an adjectival complement of the subject "The job"Yes.
tkacka15part of the passive verb phrase "is done"No.
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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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