English Language Learners Asked on November 13, 2021
Consider theses sentences of mine, please:
Which one(s) is (are) correct? Is "cancelled" an adjective in all of the sentences?
The first and third are fine.
"Cancelled" is a perfect participle, also called a passive participle. It is used adjectivally in sentences 1 and 2. It is purely terminological preference whether, in sentences 23 and 4, it is described as part of a verb phrase or as a participle used adjectivally.
Many will say that sentences 2 and 4 are equally good as 1 and 3. I prefer using the present tense to make absolutely clear that the cancellation applies now as well as to an indefinite future. I may be excessively fussy.
Answered by Jeff Morrow on November 13, 2021
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