I think I saw a sentence at some reference source that had what seem to be a verb pattern of 'is + (X+ing)' and it noted that what is in parentheses is not a participle but an adjective.
Can you give me few examples of that? Sorry for not being able to provide something concrete.
is Xing -- the 'Xing' is not a participle but an adjective.
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From what you have written, it seems obvious; That movie is exciting/boring/stimulating/ etc.
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From what you have written, it seems obvious; That movie is exciting/boring/stimulating/ etc.
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