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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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In the sentence "it is repaired" Is repaired an adjective? I know it's the complement of the sentence.
  

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Anonymous In the sentence "it is repaired" Is repaired an adjective? I know it's the complement of the sentence. Yes, though I think some grammarians will call it a 'stative passive' instead.

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  • Anonymous In the sentence "it is repaired" Is repaired an adjective?
  • I know it's the complement of the sentence.
  • Yes, though I think some grammarians will call it a 'stative passive' instead.
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Anonymous In the sentence "it is repaired" Is repaired an adjective? I know it's the complement of the sentence.
Yes, though I think some grammarians will call it a 'stative passive' instead.
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Anonymous In the sentence "it is repaired" Is repaired an adjective? I know it's the complement of the sentence.
Grammatically I think it could be either passive or adjectival, but in the present tense the passive interpretation is semantically odd. On the other hand, "It was repaired" could be passive without a problem. Personally, I think I would prefer "It
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GPYnit-picky.
Not something you could be accused of, GPY.
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Thanks! Your explanations have been extremely helpful!
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