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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Why are 2 consequent words with "ed" ?

Q: two thousand pounds as a deposit on a vandalised terraced house.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/denise-robertson/uk-housing-crisis_b_7160332.html?utm_hp_ref=uk


Q: David Lammy Reckons London's Overcrowded Rented Housing Is Making Children Fail Exams

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/04/27/david-lammy-housing-education_n_7148004.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
  

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They are considered adjectives. A noun may be modified by many adjectives. a newly-paint ed rent ed vandalis ed terrac ed tree-shad ed house.

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  • They are considered adjectives.
  • A noun may be modified by many adjectives.
  • a newly-paint ed rent ed vandalis ed terrac ed tree-shad ed house.
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They are considered adjectives. A noun may be modified by many adjectives.

a newly-painted rented vandalised terraced tree-shaded house.
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1. This is a terraced house that has been vandalized, so: "vandalized terraced house."

2. London's rented housing is overcrowded, so: "Overcrowded Rented Housing."
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