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> In other words, "flummoxed" here functions as an
> adjective, but it is still the past tense of a verb
> used with a form of "to be" and so technically a
> passive construction.
>
> Annoying, isn't it? :-)
Verbals are *very* annoying. Neither fish nor fowl.
I wish someone would do something about this.
I can't remember how we used to (those of us
who grew up in the middle of the last century)
diagram the passive participle. Does it hang
off the noun like a normal, healthy adjective,
of is it coupled to the "to be" verb in some
bizarre way that is seldom mentioned in
polite company?
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