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Grammar (Non progressive passive (A) The door is old, B) The door is green…
Grammar
Non progressive passive
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In (a) and (b): old and green are adjectives. They describe the door. In (c): Locked is a past participle. it is used as an adjective. it describes the door.
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When te passive form is used to describe an existing situation or state, as in (c), (f), and (i), it is called the "non-progressive passive" in the non progressive: - No action is taking place; the action happened earlier. - There is no by-phrase. -The past participle functions as an adjective. Prepositions other can be BY can follow non-progressive passive verbs. Sentences (M) through (p) Are examples of idiomatic usage of the passive form in common, everyday english. These sentences have no equivalent active sentences
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