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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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00She 01b00keeps02b00 a bottle of gin 01b00hidden02b00 behind a stack of books.02br
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00why do we use the past participle form of hide here??it seems a litttle confusing ,cuz keeps is the present form...02br
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00thank u for your complete explaination...02br
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0I'd say here "hidden" is a past participle used as an adjective. 0-

— Pieanne

  • 0I'd say here "hidden" is a past participle used as an adjective.
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0I'd say here "hidden" is a past participle used as an adjective. "She keeps a bottle (that is) hidden etc..." The fact that "keeps" is in the present tense (habit) has nothing to do with the past participle form.02br
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01cite10Pieanne12cite10I'd say here "hidden" is a past participle used as an adjective. "She keeps a bottle (that is) hidden etc..." The fact that "keeps" is in the present tense (habit) has nothing to do with the past participle form.12br
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