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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Flabbergasted

surprise (someone) greatly; astonish.
"this news has left me totally flabbergasted"
I saw the above example in the Oxford online dictionary.
What is the grammatical form and function of "flabbergasted" in the above?
This news : subject
Has left : verb
Totally (an adverb)
it seems an adjective to me but I am confused between its function as a verb and an adjective
  

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This news has left me totally flabbergasted . The Oxford clearly states that it's an adjective in this example. Its function is objective predicative complement of "left" ("me" is direct object).

— BillJ

  • This news has left me totally flabbergasted .
  • The Oxford clearly states that it's an adjective in this example.
  • Its function is objective predicative complement of "left" ("me" is direct object).
  • It's a past participle verb in, for example, "I was flabbergasted by the result"
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This news has left me totally flabbergasted.

The Oxford clearly states that it's an adjective in this example. Its function is objective predicative complement of "left" ("me" is direct object).

It's a past participle verb in, for example, "I was flabbergasted by the result"



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