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==== testing for linking v. action verb w/ a past participle / passive voice ==== | ==== testing for linking v. action verb w/ a past participle / passive voice ==== | ||
* test 1: can it take an adverb? | |||
* if the past participle represents an action taken by the subject, then it is a action verb | ** linking verbs do not support adverbs (modify the verb) | ||
** "My bike | ** therefore, if verb can take an adverb it is not a linking verb: | ||
** [[File:Past-participle-as- | *** "My bike was quickly stolen" = action verb, so "was" is an auxiliary and not a linking verb | ||
* test 2: condition or action? | |||
** if the past participle represents an action taken by the subject, then it is a action verb | |||
*** "My bike ''is'' stolen" = the bicycle cannot steal itself, so "stolen" = past participle adjective here | |||
* test 3: passive voice | |||
** if the past participle represents an action imposed upon the subject we can see it as an action expressed in the passive voice: | |||
*** "My bike was stolen by the punk" = "The punk stole my bike" | |||
**** expresses an action upon and not a condition of the subject "bike" | |||
* <u>conclusion</u>: | |||
** the difference here between a linking and action verb with a past participle or in the passive voice is technical | |||
** although we can see it both ways, we can see how each interpretation forms a slightly different meaning | |||
** 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 is painted red" = past participle adjective w/ linking verb "is": <br> | |||
[[File:Past-participle-as-subject-complement-to-linking-verb.jpg|400px]]<br> | |||
"My bike is painted red" = the result of the act of being painted:<br> | |||
[[File:Past-participle-as-transitive-verb-w-auxiliary-verb.jpg|left|400px]] | |||
=== modal verb === | === modal verb === | ||
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