Parts of Speech Question

[nq:1]1) He should be concerned. What part of speech is "concerned"? 2) He is annoyed. Again, what part of speech ... understood as follows but still not sure about your question. He is concerned about something. He is annoyed by something.[/nq]

on 05 Nov 2003:
[nq:1]1) He should be concerned. What part of speech is "concerned"? 2) He is annoyed. Again, what part of speech is "annoyed"?[/nq]
They are both part particples used as adjectives.

Replace them both with "sick" or "hungry".

on 05 Nov 2003:
[nq:1]1) He should be concerned. What part of speech is "concerned"? 2) He is annoyed. Again, what part of speech is "annoyed"?[/nq]
They are both past particples used as adjectives.

Replace them both with "sick" or "hungry".

[nq:1]1) He should be concerned. What part of speech is "concerned"? 2) He is annoyed. Again, what part of speech ... functioning as adectives, but they could also be functioning as part of the present simple passive depending on the context.[/nq]
REgards, Einde O'Callaghan

Thanks for the help!

My daughter's English teachers says they are "verbs," but I thought they were participles functioning as adjectives. (I'm not doing this to prove her wrong: I'm really curious.)

It did not occur to me that their part of speech would depend on the context. I'm trying to think of a context in which they would function as passive verbs, but it's not coming to m

[nq:1]Thanks for the help! My daughter's English teachers says they are "verbs," but I thought they were participles functioning as ... when "annoyed" would be read as a verb? I really appreciate it. The sheep are being annoyed by stray dogs.[/nq]
He was annoyed by the constant questioning.

In the latter case it could be interpreted both as an adjective or as a passiove structure.

[nq:1]Thanks for the help! My daughter's English teachers says they are "verbs," but I thought they were participles functioning as ... maybe I'm getting seventy five years ahead of myself, but you shouldn't be surprised when context matters in this way.[/nq]

[nq:1]The sheep are being annoyed by stray dogs. He was annoyed by the constant questioning. In the latter case it could be interpreted both as an adjective or as a passiove structure. Regards, Einde O'Callaghan[/nq]
Hello Einde,

I understand the context of the first sentence, but you have changed the structure slightly. The second example makes your point well. The questioning is do

[nq:2]Thanks for the help! My daughter's English teachers says they ... not doing this to prove her wrong: I'm really curious.)[/nq]
Obviously a "participle" is not a part of speech. A participle is a "verb"; and since the words you cited are participles, it follows that they are verbs. So the English teacher is correct. As to these words' functions, that question was never posed.

Al

[nq:1]Obviously a "participle" is not a part of speech. A participle is a "verb"; and since the words you cited ... that question was never posed. Proper attributions in through-postings remove posters at the top who are not being replied to.[/nq]
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