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** it would also seem that the tense of the linking verb matters: | ** it would also seem that the tense of the linking verb matters: | ||
*** "My bike was/ will be stolen" indicates an action whereas "My bike is stolen" indicates a state: | *** "My bike was/ will be stolen" indicates an action whereas "My bike is stolen" indicates a state: | ||
* "My bike is painted red" = past participle adjective w/ linking verb "is" | **** "My bike is painted red" = past participle adjective w/ linking verb "is" | ||
**** "My bike is painted red" = the result of the act of being painted | |||
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[[File:Past-participle-as-subject-complement-to-linking-verb.jpg|thumb]] | [[File:Past-participle-as-subject-complement-to-linking-verb.jpg|thumb]] | ||
[[File:Past-participle-as-transitive-verb-w-auxiliary-verb.jpg|thumb]] | [[File:Past-participle-as-transitive-verb-w-auxiliary-verb.jpg|thumb]] | ||
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* see: https://blogs.stockton.edu/grammar/linking-verbs-and-participles/ | * see: https://blogs.stockton.edu/grammar/linking-verbs-and-participles/ | ||