Actually the verb phrase would be is dressed. Is is a form of be and dressed is the main verb since it is the last verb in the verb phrase. Is is the helper verb.
the part of speech for "dressed" is verb
The difference is in register. "The children went upstairs to dress." "The children went upstairs to get dressed." The first sentence is very formal, vaguely archaic, and a bit elevated. The second sentence is more general and everyday in sound. Both are perfectly correct grammatically, but they are different in register.
Were is the verb in that sentence.
Ran is the verb in that sentence>
Startled is the verb in your sentence.
The verb in the sentence is "is dressed."
subject-linking verb-predicate noun
the part of speech for "dressed" is verb
Adjective
As in "I got dressed for the rave tonight"? It would be a verb.
The difference is in register. "The children went upstairs to dress." "The children went upstairs to get dressed." The first sentence is very formal, vaguely archaic, and a bit elevated. The second sentence is more general and everyday in sound. Both are perfectly correct grammatically, but they are different in register.
The verb in the sentence "How are they different" is "are."
No, immacutately is an adverb of manner. For example, the sentence: John is dressed immaculately. could be expressed just as easily as: John is dressed in an immaculate manner. Adverbs of manner normally go at the end of the sentence or clause. In passive constructions they go right before the main verb. In American English they are often right before the main verb (e.g., John is immaculately dressed.).
The verb is the action word in a sentence that describes what the subject is doing.
The verb in that sentence is "are".
Were is the verb in that sentence.
Depending on the context, sentence is already a verb For example, "to sentence someone" is an action and therefore a verb.