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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Held + Responsible

Please explain the grammar "held responsible" or "made redundant", using a participle and and adjective.
  

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Hi, Please explain the grammar "held responsible" or "made redundant", using a participle and and adjective . I'm not sure what kind of explanation you are looking for. The criminal was held responsible for the robbery.

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  • Hi, Please explain the grammar "held responsible" or "made redundant", using a participle and and adjective .
  • I'm not sure what kind of explanation you are looking for.
  • The criminal was held responsible for the robbery.
  • The worker was made redundant.
  • I see these phrases as similar to this simpler example: The room was painted blue .
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Hi,

Please explain the grammar "held responsible" or "made redundant", using a participle and and adjective. I'm not sure what kind of explanation you are looking for.

The criminal was held responsible for the robbery.

The worker was made redundant.

I see these
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AnonymousPlease explain the grammar "held responsible" or "made redundant", using a participle and and adjective.

"held responsible" and "made redundant" are common English collocations for these words in most contexts.
There are many English words that can only be associated with a specific verb form.
For example, in some
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