was turned is a passive verb phrase.
was is the singular past be verb
turned is the past participle of the verb turn.
"had turned" is the past perfect tense of turn. "had" is an auxiliary verb, and "turned" is a past participle.
No, it is not a preposition. Turned is the past tense of the verb to turn.
No, the word 'turned' is the past participle, past tense of the verb to turn. The past participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.Examples:Jack turned his head when he heard the door open. (verb)The turned edge keeps the fabric from unraveling. (adjective)The word 'turn' is both a verb and a noun.Examples:When you get to the next light, turn right. (verb)When you get to the next light, make a right turn. (noun)Each of you will have a turn to speak. (noun)The house was built at the turn of the century. (noun)
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The linking verb in the sentence is "turned," as it connects the subject "it" to the adjective "dark."
"had turned" is the past perfect tense of turn. "had" is an auxiliary verb, and "turned" is a past participle.
judge is the verb
No, it is not a preposition. Turned is the past tense of the verb to turn.
Turned can be either an action verb OR a linking verb, depending on its function in the sentence. Examples:ACTION VERB: The car turned the corner. (Corner is a direct object receiving the action of transitive verb turned.)LINKING VERB: The night wind turned cold. (Turned links wind to cold, a predicate adjective describing wind.)The easy way to recognize a linking verb is that a linking verb acts as an equals sign, the object of the verb is a different form of the subject (Mary is my sister. Mary=sister); or the subject becomes the object (...wind turned cold. wind->cold).
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No, the word 'turned' is the past participle, past tense of the verb to turn. The past participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.Examples:Jack turned his head when he heard the door open. (verb)The turned edge keeps the fabric from unraveling. (adjective)The word 'turn' is both a verb and a noun.Examples:When you get to the next light, turn right. (verb)When you get to the next light, make a right turn. (noun)Each of you will have a turn to speak. (noun)The house was built at the turn of the century. (noun)
The name of a verb, turned into a noun is a gerund.
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Turned is a verb. It's the past tense and past participle of turn.
The linking verb in the sentence is "turned," as it connects the subject "it" to the adjective "dark."
Yes, "turn" can be an action verb when it describes the act of changing direction or position. For example, "She turned the knob" or "He turned the corner."
No. Turn is a verb. Although there are participles that form adjectives (turned, unturned, turning), there are no adverbs for done in a turning manner. The closest is probably twistingly.