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Matthew.90 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Semi passives
1.He is gone. 2.Are you finished? (is it past or not?)
1.She is bored 2.She is tired (i know that is adjective but it's past ??)
1.She is bored 2.She is tired (i know that is adjective but it's past ??)
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As I see it, all these past participles ("gone", "finished", "bored", "tired") are being used adjectivally to describe a present state. With "gone" and "finished", there is a lingering sense that the present state has been caused by a past action (that of going and finishing). "bored" and "tired" seem purely "in the present".
- As I see it, all these past participles ("gone", "finished", "bored", "tired") are being used adjectivally to describe a present state.
- With "gone" and "finished", there is a lingering sense that the present state has been caused by a past action (that of going and finishing).
- "bored" and "tired" seem purely "in the present".
- In my usage, "He has gone" (usually contracted to "He's gone") is much more common than "He is gone".
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As I see it, all these past participles ("gone", "finished", "bored", "tired") are being used adjectivally to describe a present state. With "gone" and "finished", there is a lingering sense that the present state has been caused by a past action (that of going and finishing). "bored" and "tired" seem purely "in the present".
In my usage, "He has gone" (usually contracted to "He's gone")
In my usage, "He has gone" (usually contracted to "He's gone")
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Along Mr. W's comments, allow me to touch on the other characteristic of past particples.
Bored, exhausted, humiliated, perplexed, amused, saddened, and many more like them are taught as " participle adjectives" in many regions, including regions of US. These usages, however, are passive in nature which is disapporved by those with traditional grammar rules. I personally hold the views t
Bored, exhausted, humiliated, perplexed, amused, saddened, and many more like them are taught as " participle adjectives" in many regions, including regions of US. These usages, however, are passive in nature which is disapporved by those with traditional grammar rules. I personally hold the views t
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