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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Passive verb or adjective

I am focused on him. Is this correct? Is focused an adjective or verb here?

I focus on him. This is a verb but the first sentence I'm not sure.

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Adjective. You can tell it's an adjective rather than a passive verb because there is no sense of an agent (someone or something that is focusing you). ".

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  • Adjective.
  • You can tell it's an adjective rather than a passive verb because there is no sense of an agent (someone or something that is focusing you).
  • ".
  • Compare with "The rays are focused by the lens", where "focused" is a passive verb.
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Adjective. You can tell it's an adjective rather than a passive verb because there is no sense of an agent (someone or something that is focusing you). It is not possible to meaningfully complete the sentence "I am focused on him by...". Compare with "The rays are focused by the lens", where "focused" is a passive verb.
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