He's been interested in music
He's been interested in music.
Is interested an adjective or verb in the sentence above?
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On the one hand, I see it as an adjective, a complement of He, on the other, I'm a bit confused by the PP "in music". Is "interested in" a prepositional verb with its complement "music", and the whole sentence is a kind of pseudo-passive construction?
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Is interested an adjective or verb in the sentence above? adjective tkacka15 I'm a bit confused by the PP "in music". complement of 'interested' tkacka15 pseudo-passive construction?
- Is interested an adjective or verb in the sentence above?
- adjective tkacka15 I'm a bit confused by the PP "in music".
- complement of 'interested' tkacka15 pseudo-passive construction?
- No.
- I wouldn't go that far.
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tkacka15He's been interested in music.Is interested an adjective or verb in the sentence above?
adjective
tkacka15I'm a bit confused by the PP "in music".
complement of 'interested'
tkacka15pseudo-passive construction?
No. I wouldn't go that far. (Others may.)
With
0In the pattern "be-verb + interested", the word "interested" is almost always understood as an adjective rather than a passive verb. Our expectation that "interested" is an adjective in this pattern is strong enough that it can persist even in cases where an agent might seem to be explicitly mentioned; for example, "I was interested by the painting" can seem more like a slightly faulty way of
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