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Adjective vs. Passive voice

Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:47 am
by SARDORBEK
(a) I'm interested in Greek culture.
(b) He’s worried about losing his job.
(c) I’m excited about going to Japan.

In these three sentences above are boldfaced words adjectives ending in -ed
or do they function as a passive voice? In some grammar books,
they are named --> stative passive
As a foreign student I cannot distinguish them :-(
Please, could You help me with the problem?

Re: Adjective vs. Passive voice

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:07 pm
by Joe
"Interested", "worried" and "excited" in your sentences are sometimes described as "stative passives that function like adjectives" ("stative" because they describe a prolonged "status" rather than "action", and "passive" because they occur in a superficially passive construction) OR as "adjectives". In either case, your sentences are in the active voice, not passive.