2007-10-15 02:50:44 · 6 answers · asked by catblox 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Yes, it's passive--he isn't doing the attracting, he is affected by it.
2007-10-15 03:28:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, a FULL sentence (yes, in passive voice) would be "He is attracted to her." Attracted is NOT an adjective. That would be attractive.
2007-10-15 02:54:04 · answer #2 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"A verb is in the passive voice when the subject of the sentence is acted on by the verb. For example, in “The ball was thrown by the pitcher,” the ball (the subject) receives the action of the verb, and was thrown is in the passive voice. The same sentence cast in the active voice would be, “The pitcher threw the ball.”
Thus 'He is attracted (to her)' is not in the passive, but the active voice. Rewritten in the passive voice the sentence might be written: 'Her appearance attracted him.'
2007-10-15 03:03:48 · answer #3 · answered by Double O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Old Man" got it backwards, sorry!
"He is attracted" is the passive voice, the 'is' being a strong signal of that. "He is attracted to her" is passive; the active version would be "She attracts him," although this is awkward phrasing. The sentence "Her appearance attracted him" is the active voice; the passive would be "He was attraced by her appearance." Again note the presence of the form of the verb 'to be' (was) in the passive voice.
2007-10-15 03:30:41 · answer #4 · answered by John V 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
attracted here is predicate nominative. but in the same way it may define the guy's state, so I must say that it serves as an adjective to the guy.
2007-10-17 22:25:36 · answer #5 · answered by fionamarie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
attracted is definitely not an adjective.
2007-10-15 03:05:16 · answer #6 · answered by sheikhlaodum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋