Dictionaries define past participle as a noun





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For example in https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/past-participle






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    The past participle itself is a noun. What else would it be?
    – Ian MacDonald
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  • @IanMacDonald I think it's a form of a verb. It's used as a verb in the passive voice and sometimes used as an adjective.
    – Ali Zahy
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    I think Ian MacDonald meant "Past participle" is a noun. A past participle is a form of a verb.
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Why do dictionaries define past participle as a noun[C]?
For example in https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/past-participle






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    The past participle itself is a noun. What else would it be?
    – Ian MacDonald
    5 hours ago










  • @IanMacDonald I think it's a form of a verb. It's used as a verb in the passive voice and sometimes used as an adjective.
    – Ali Zahy
    5 hours ago








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    I think Ian MacDonald meant "Past participle" is a noun. A past participle is a form of a verb.
    – Michael Harvey
    5 hours ago













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For example in https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/past-participle






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    The past participle itself is a noun. What else would it be?
    – Ian MacDonald
    5 hours ago










  • @IanMacDonald I think it's a form of a verb. It's used as a verb in the passive voice and sometimes used as an adjective.
    – Ali Zahy
    5 hours ago








  • 1




    I think Ian MacDonald meant "Past participle" is a noun. A past participle is a form of a verb.
    – Michael Harvey
    5 hours ago














  • 1




    The past participle itself is a noun. What else would it be?
    – Ian MacDonald
    5 hours ago










  • @IanMacDonald I think it's a form of a verb. It's used as a verb in the passive voice and sometimes used as an adjective.
    – Ali Zahy
    5 hours ago








  • 1




    I think Ian MacDonald meant "Past participle" is a noun. A past participle is a form of a verb.
    – Michael Harvey
    5 hours ago








1




1




The past participle itself is a noun. What else would it be?
– Ian MacDonald
5 hours ago




The past participle itself is a noun. What else would it be?
– Ian MacDonald
5 hours ago












@IanMacDonald I think it's a form of a verb. It's used as a verb in the passive voice and sometimes used as an adjective.
– Ali Zahy
5 hours ago






@IanMacDonald I think it's a form of a verb. It's used as a verb in the passive voice and sometimes used as an adjective.
– Ali Zahy
5 hours ago






1




1




I think Ian MacDonald meant "Past participle" is a noun. A past participle is a form of a verb.
– Michael Harvey
5 hours ago




I think Ian MacDonald meant "Past participle" is a noun. A past participle is a form of a verb.
– Michael Harvey
5 hours ago










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The dictionary is, rightly, saying that the word "participle" is a noun, and the phrase "past participle" is a noun phrase, meaning a part of speech, the form of a verb ... used in some grammatical structures such as the passive and the present perfect. The word "verb" is a noun as well, meaning a word or phrase that describes an action, condition, or experience. "Adverb", "pronoun", "conjunction" and "preposition" are all nouns, as are "paragraph" and "sentence".






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  • Thanks a lot! Got it. I've another question. Is there any difference between using past participle as a verb or adjective. I think we can consider it an adjective in the passive voice, too.
    – Ali Zahy
    5 hours ago










  • @AliZahy The whole point of the name "participle" is that it designates forms which may act as both a verb AND another wordclass at the same time -- it "participates" in both categories of use.
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The dictionary is, rightly, saying that the word "participle" is a noun, and the phrase "past participle" is a noun phrase, meaning a part of speech, the form of a verb ... used in some grammatical structures such as the passive and the present perfect. The word "verb" is a noun as well, meaning a word or phrase that describes an action, condition, or experience. "Adverb", "pronoun", "conjunction" and "preposition" are all nouns, as are "paragraph" and "sentence".






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  • Thanks a lot! Got it. I've another question. Is there any difference between using past participle as a verb or adjective. I think we can consider it an adjective in the passive voice, too.
    – Ali Zahy
    5 hours ago










  • @AliZahy The whole point of the name "participle" is that it designates forms which may act as both a verb AND another wordclass at the same time -- it "participates" in both categories of use.
    – StoneyB
    4 hours ago















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The dictionary is, rightly, saying that the word "participle" is a noun, and the phrase "past participle" is a noun phrase, meaning a part of speech, the form of a verb ... used in some grammatical structures such as the passive and the present perfect. The word "verb" is a noun as well, meaning a word or phrase that describes an action, condition, or experience. "Adverb", "pronoun", "conjunction" and "preposition" are all nouns, as are "paragraph" and "sentence".






share|improve this answer























  • Thanks a lot! Got it. I've another question. Is there any difference between using past participle as a verb or adjective. I think we can consider it an adjective in the passive voice, too.
    – Ali Zahy
    5 hours ago










  • @AliZahy The whole point of the name "participle" is that it designates forms which may act as both a verb AND another wordclass at the same time -- it "participates" in both categories of use.
    – StoneyB
    4 hours ago













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The dictionary is, rightly, saying that the word "participle" is a noun, and the phrase "past participle" is a noun phrase, meaning a part of speech, the form of a verb ... used in some grammatical structures such as the passive and the present perfect. The word "verb" is a noun as well, meaning a word or phrase that describes an action, condition, or experience. "Adverb", "pronoun", "conjunction" and "preposition" are all nouns, as are "paragraph" and "sentence".






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The dictionary is, rightly, saying that the word "participle" is a noun, and the phrase "past participle" is a noun phrase, meaning a part of speech, the form of a verb ... used in some grammatical structures such as the passive and the present perfect. The word "verb" is a noun as well, meaning a word or phrase that describes an action, condition, or experience. "Adverb", "pronoun", "conjunction" and "preposition" are all nouns, as are "paragraph" and "sentence".







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  • Thanks a lot! Got it. I've another question. Is there any difference between using past participle as a verb or adjective. I think we can consider it an adjective in the passive voice, too.
    – Ali Zahy
    5 hours ago










  • @AliZahy The whole point of the name "participle" is that it designates forms which may act as both a verb AND another wordclass at the same time -- it "participates" in both categories of use.
    – StoneyB
    4 hours ago


















  • Thanks a lot! Got it. I've another question. Is there any difference between using past participle as a verb or adjective. I think we can consider it an adjective in the passive voice, too.
    – Ali Zahy
    5 hours ago










  • @AliZahy The whole point of the name "participle" is that it designates forms which may act as both a verb AND another wordclass at the same time -- it "participates" in both categories of use.
    – StoneyB
    4 hours ago
















Thanks a lot! Got it. I've another question. Is there any difference between using past participle as a verb or adjective. I think we can consider it an adjective in the passive voice, too.
– Ali Zahy
5 hours ago




Thanks a lot! Got it. I've another question. Is there any difference between using past participle as a verb or adjective. I think we can consider it an adjective in the passive voice, too.
– Ali Zahy
5 hours ago












@AliZahy The whole point of the name "participle" is that it designates forms which may act as both a verb AND another wordclass at the same time -- it "participates" in both categories of use.
– StoneyB
4 hours ago




@AliZahy The whole point of the name "participle" is that it designates forms which may act as both a verb AND another wordclass at the same time -- it "participates" in both categories of use.
– StoneyB
4 hours ago


















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