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Hanuman_2000 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Participle

Sir(Micawber/CJ),

Are all possible particples function as adjective?


What is the easiest way to find out that in a particular sentence the particular "participle" is function as verb or as "adjective".

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I'm not sure whether ALL possible participles could function as adjectives; some I suppose are highly unlikely candidates. Could you list them, and we'll check? I presume that you mean 'as a part of a verb phrase or as a predicate adjective'.

— Mister Micawber

  • I'm not sure whether ALL possible participles could function as adjectives; some I suppose are highly unlikely candidates.
  • Could you list them, and we'll check?
  • I presume that you mean 'as a part of a verb phrase or as a predicate adjective'.
  • The first thing I check (after the meaning, which is I think what native speakers do first) is whether the verb is a copulative; if it is 'become/seem/appear'/etc.
  • ) be functioning as an adjective; but if it is 'be', then I have to consider whether the participle is part of a passive-voice verb phrase.
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I'm not sure whether ALL possible participles could function as adjectives; some I suppose are highly unlikely candidates. Could you list them, and we'll check?

I presume that you mean 'as a part of a verb phrase or as a predicate adjective'. The first thing I check (after the meaning, which is I think what native speakers do first) is whether the verb is a copulative; if it is 'become
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