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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Why is the second verb in the past tense?
I've been trying to figure out the grammar rule for this sentence:
John called the police when he found the house ransacked upon his return from the holidays.
Why is ransacked in the past tense? It looks like some kind of passive voice. Am I right? Please help, thanks.
John called the police when he found the house ransacked upon his return from the holidays.
Why is ransacked in the past tense? It looks like some kind of passive voice. Am I right? Please help, thanks.
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Hi. I think the word "ransacked" in the sentence is an adjective. Another similar example, I think, would be this (with the word "rummaged" being an adjective): He came home after a long trip and found his house completely rummaged.
- Hi.
- I think the word "ransacked" in the sentence is an adjective.
- Another similar example, I think, would be this (with the word "rummaged" being an adjective): He came home after a long trip and found his house completely rummaged.
- I think when you can modify a particple form of a verb with an adverb like "completely" which usually modifies an adjective (if I am not mistaken), then it could be that what you have is a participle form of an adjective.
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Hi. I think the word "ransacked" in the sentence is an adjective.
Another similar example, I think, would be this (with the word "rummaged" being an adjective):
He came home after a long trip and found his house completely rummaged.
I think when you can modify a particple form of a verb with an adverb like "completely" which usually modifies an adjective (if I a
Another similar example, I think, would be this (with the word "rummaged" being an adjective):
He came home after a long trip and found his house completely rummaged.
I think when you can modify a particple form of a verb with an adverb like "completely" which usually modifies an adjective (if I a
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