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Anewcomer Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

stay focused-judge based on

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00I want to know whether the blue-highlighted ones are adjective (participle), Can a participle (adj) be used right after a verb ? (commonly I see it's just with noun e.g the lad standing there is my cousin)02br
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00Don't you judge01span00 based02span00 on my qualification (adjective-participle?)02br
00No time for guessing, stay 01span00focused02span00 on the work   (adjective--participle ?)0-
  

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02i 02br 01i 00based02i 00 is a participle, but it's adverbial (of manner). 02i 02br 01i 00focused02i 00 is an adjectival participle -- the usual kind. 02br 00CJ 0-

— CalifJim

  • 02i 02br 01i 00based02i 00 is a participle, but it's adverbial (of manner).
  • 02i 02br 01i 00focused02i 00 is an adjectival participle -- the usual kind.
  • 02br 00CJ 0-
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1i00to judge based on ...02i02br
01i00based02i00 is a participle, but it's adverbial (of manner). (It answers the question 01i00How?)02i02br
01i00to stay focused on ...02i02br
01i00focused02i00 is an adjectival participle -- the usual kind. Such participles are very freque
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01b00Hi Anewcomer,02br
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00Let me just add a few words on C.J.'s comments. We often used this structures in our daily conversation. This type of participle is passive in nature and you may think of it as past participle Adjectives. i.e. 02br
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