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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 was stolen" = the action "stolen" clearly identifies an action, although the bicycle could not have stolen itself
** therefore, if verb can take an adverb it is not a linking verb:
** [[File:Past-participle-as-transitive-verb-w-auxiliary-verb.jpg|thumb]]"My bike was painted red" = we can see it both ways:
*** "My bike was quickly stolen" = action verb, so "was" is an auxiliary and not a linking verb
*** [[File:Past-participle-as-subject-complement-to-linking-verb.jpg|thumb]]"painted red"
* 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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