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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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* "My bike is painted red" = the result of the act of being painted:
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* see: https://blogs.stockton.edu/grammar/linking-verbs-and-participles/
* see: https://blogs.stockton.edu/grammar/linking-verbs-and-participles/