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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Wasted

Is "wasted" an adjective or verb in the sentence?

If you open it and don't eat them all, they are wasted.

Is it correct to say 'something is wasted'?
You usually waste something. It is an active verb right?

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Top answer

Active (transitive) verbs can be reformed into the passive, using a form of be and the past participle of the main verb. We ate all our food. ~ All our food was eaten.

— Philip

  • Active (transitive) verbs can be reformed into the passive, using a form of be and the past participle of the main verb.
  • We ate all our food.
  • ~ All our food was eaten.
  • We wasted the ice cream because we didn't eat it soon enough.
  • ~ The ice cream was wasted...
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Active (transitive) verbs can be reformed into the passive, using a form of be and the past participle of the main verb.
We ate all our food. ~ All our food was eaten.
We wasted the ice cream because we didn't eat it soon enough. ~ The ice cream was wasted...
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Can one use "actively" like this?
I've used the verb "waste" actively in the sentence.

Thanks
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AnonymousCan one use "actively" like this? I've used the verb "waste" actively in the sentence. Thanks
I'm not familiar with that use. I understood what the poster meant, however.
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