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Is an adjective a participle

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8y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

No, all adjectives are not participles. Some participles can be used as adjectives (but not always).

Examples:

Closed doors (closed is the past participle of the verb to close)

Slithering snakes (slithering is the present participle of to slither)

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