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Evo25 Posted 18 years ago
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(1)our records are regurlary updated.
(2)1000 reponses,not scientifically valid,results updated every minute.(i saw this sentences in certain website)
the word updated in (1) is considered as past participle.
how about the word updated in (2),it appear as a past tense,adj or past participle...?
thks...i'm confused about it.
  

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-- Past participle. This is headline English; it is not a full sentence. The full sentence would read, perhaps: 1000 responses have been received , but these results are not scientifically valid .

  • -- Past participle.
  • This is headline English; it is not a full sentence.
  • The full sentence would read, perhaps: 1000 responses have been received , but these results are not scientifically valid .
  • The results are updated every minute.
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(1)our records are regularly updated.-- Past participle

(2)1000 reponses,not scientifically valid,results updated every minute.-- Past participle. This is headline English; it is not a full sentence. The full sentence would read, perhaps:

1000 responses have been received, but these results are not scientifically valid.

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