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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

It is always + past participle (noun/verb?)

Active voice:
Someone always takes it
Passive voice:
It is always taken -- 'taken' is a verb

But 'taken' can also be a noun
It is always taken -- 'taken' is a noun (a state)

Am I right?
  

Top answer

I don't see how "taken" can be a noun. Do you mean adjective?

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  • I don't see how "taken" can be a noun.
  • Do you mean adjective?
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I don't see how "taken" can be a noun. Do you mean adjective?
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Surely you mean adjective! Emotion: smile

There are many cases like this.

They lock the door at 8 every evening.
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Yes, my bad. I mean adjective not noun for the second one.
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CJ you missed out:

What state it is the door in every morning?

It is locked. (repeated state)

For my original post on 'taken' is difficult to tell whether it is a adjective or a verb. Likewise for 'given'
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Anonymous(repeated state)
Do you mean you want another example?

-- How do you find the door every morning when you come to work?
-- It is locked.
AnonymousFor my original post on 'taken' is difficult to tell whether it is a adjective or a verb.
Yes, because you have no context. That's the point I'm trying to ma
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