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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Usage of "be colored"

The meaning of "All the rooftops are blue" is the same as that of "All the rooftops are colored blue"? I think "All the rooftops are colored blue" does not imply the state of the house and it just implies people color them blue, in other words, it focuses on action, doesn't it? What do you think? Thank you so much as usual and have a good and safe day.
  

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Yes, you have the right basic understanding of this.

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A: What comes into your mind when thinking about your hometown?

B: The roofs of all the houses were colored in blue.

I have seen the sentence in a textbook and I was wondering if colored here is an adjective or just a passive voice? And the sentence is natural to you? I have never heard that "colored" can be used as a predicative adjective like this. W
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The 'in' is not correct, Even without 'in', it's an unnatural sentence.

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