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 #2 (permalink) Fri May 08, 2009 9:09 am Difference between the adjective from verbs like selected text, written message |
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Verbs used as adjectives are called participles, or participle adjectives. These are part of a larger class of words called verbals.
You use either the present or past participle of the verb to make it a participle adjective.
The passive voice uses the past participle of the verb.
The simplest way to tell the difference is in the word order. Participle adjectives come before the noun they modify. The passive voice uses a helping/auxiliary verb followed by the past participle.
A written message (participle adjective)
A message was written (passive voice)
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| #3 (permalink) Sat May 09, 2009 0:20 am Difference between the adjective from verbs like selected text, written message |
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According to your reply we only put the participle adjective before the noun , but after the noun is the passive as your scond example .
in your reply you wrote (verbs used as ...) used here verb not adj , why you didn't put an auxiliary verb before the verb.
And are all verbs have participle adjectives or not ?
(lose ,lost ,lost ) the participle adj is lost 0r missing . |
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| #4 (permalink) Sat May 09, 2009 6:28 am Difference between the adjective from verbs like selected text, written message |
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| Mahmoudhassan wrote: |
According to your reply we only put the participle adjective before the noun , but after the noun is the passive as your scond example .
in your reply you wrote (verbs used as ...) used here verb not adj , why you didn't put an auxiliary verb before the verb. Before which verb? |
| Mahmoudhassan wrote: |
And are all verbs have participle adjectives or not ?
You asked if all verbs have particle adjectives. No verb has a participle adjective, because adjectives deal with nouns and pronouns, not verbs.
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| Mahmoudhassan wrote: |
(lose ,lost ,lost ) the participle adj is lost 0r missing .
Using the verb "to lose" your participle adjectives would either be 'losing' (present participle) or 'lost' (past participle).
Ex:
We're fighting a losing battle.
You're fighting for a lost cause.
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I don't know if I understand your question.
I think you're confusing two different situations. Passive voice does not require a participle adjective. Remember that adjectives modify nouns or pronouns, and have nothing to do with verbs or voice.
A sentence can either be written in the active or passive voice, but that doesn't have anything to do with using participle adjectives. Participle adjectives can exist in either active or passive voice sentences.
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| #5 (permalink) Sat May 09, 2009 16:28 pm Difference between the adjective from verbs like selected text, written message |
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before the verb ( used )
verbs are used ....verb in passive
used verbs....adj
verbs used as... ?
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| #6 (permalink) Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:33 am Difference between the adjective from verbs like selected text, written messa |
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| adjective is to identify thing ,person and places while the verb is to act or an action |
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