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Teo Posted 19 years ago
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due
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But I said, "I have labored in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing at all. Yet what is due me is in the LORD's hand, and my reward is with my God." (Today's New International Version)
What part of speech is the word due in the above sentence?
But I said, "I have labored in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing at all. Yet what is due me is in the LORD's hand, and my reward is with my God." (Today's New International Version)
What part of speech is the word due in the above sentence?
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M-W lists it as an adjective. It's a synonym for owed in this context.
- M-W lists it as an adjective.
- It's a synonym for owed in this context.
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M-W lists it as an adjective. It's a synonym for owed in this context.
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1. After he was fired, the company failed to pay him the commissions due (=owed) to him.
2. After he was fired, the company failed to pay him the commissions due (=owed) him.
#1 is quoted from a dictionary. Is #2 also acceptable?
2. After he was fired, the company failed to pay him the commissions due (=owed) him.
#1 is quoted from a dictionary. Is #2 also acceptable?
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