Is there a distinction here? Martin Luther King Jr. was undoubtedly admired. Martin Luther King Jr. was widely admired (by people throughout the world). -- Christine Reintjes Martin [log in to unmask] >From: Carol Eisenhower <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Past participle as Adjective or Verb >Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 13:47:01 -0500 > >Hi All >I teach a basic grammar class for college freshmen, and the text that >I'm using identifies the following sentence as S+LV+SC >"Martin Lurther King Jr. was widely admired." >To me "was admired" looks like a passive verb phrase similar to the >following: >"The children were frightened by the monster." >Can someone help me with what I'm missing here? >Thanks >Carol > >To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface >at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html >and select "Join or leave the list" > >Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/