Showing posts with label 'Abused Woman'-Is this grammatically correct?. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 'Abused Woman'-Is this grammatically correct?. Show all posts

Sunday, 6 March 2022

'Abused Woman'-Is this grammatically correct?

 Yes, the phrase ‘Abused woman' gives meaning, so it is correct.

The past participle ‘abused' functions here as an adjective. The root word is; abuse’ and it is a verb in the first form.

Its third form (Past Participle) can be used to form Perfect Tenses and Passive Construction.

For example:

The woman has been abused.

Someone abused this woman.