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Son James Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Please confirm whether the following right !

Please confirm whether or not both are right in grammar.
1)She was a retired doctor.
2)The man retired yesterday is my friend.

I think both are right but someone is insisting the second one is wrong without giving me any suitable explanation.

Couldn't you confirm it ? If his words is right, please teach me why the second one is wrong.

Thank you in advance.
  

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Son James 1)She was a retired doctor. In this example, "retired" is an adjective. " Son James 2)The man retired yesterday is my friend.

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  • Son James 1)She was a retired doctor.
  • In this example, "retired" is an adjective.
  • " Son James 2)The man retired yesterday is my friend.
  • In this example, "retired" is a verb.
  • " In my final example, "retired" is again used as an adjective.
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Son James1)She was a retired doctor.
In this example, "retired" is an adjective. It modifies the noun, which is "doctor."
Son James2)The man retired yesterday is my friend.
In this example, "retired" is a verb. It is the past tense of "retire."

So, it should say, "The man who retired yesterday is my friend." or "T
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Ah~ Thank you so much. I thought I could omit "who was" because it looked like containing a relative pronoun. I mean I thought I could make the verb of "retire" a form of passive voice. But I can't make it like that.Right ? Thank you so much.
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