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Be + adjective and past participle ?
1) I was pleasant and cooperative.
2) I was pleasant and cooperated.
I think that above two sentences are correct.
But SomeBody told me that second sentence is incorrect.
Why is second sentence incorrect? It's difficult for me.
Thanks to read my writing.
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Re: Be + adjective and past participle ?
"and" joins two like forms. The adjective "pleasant" and the past tense verb "cooperated" are different:
Adjective: I was pleasant.
Verb: I cooperated.
Try,
EX: I was pleasant and I cooperated.
By leaving out "I" sentence 2) reads like this,
I was pleasant and I *was cooperated. (ungrammatical)
All the best,
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Re: Be + adjective and past participle ?
What about this?
The boss asked me to work late. I was compliant and agreed. or this: I was bold and stood up to him. or: I was deceitful and lied about it. Sorry, Casi, I don't think that this is a case of non-parallel structure. I think that both of the original sentences are correct, albeit with slightly different meanings. Think about these extensions of those sentences:
Sentence 1. I was pleasant and cooperated. I had no choice.
Sentence 2. I was pleasant and cooperative, but this time I'd had enough.
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Re: Be + adjective and past participle ?

Originally Posted by
Mykwyner I don't think that this is a case of non-parallel structure.
Yes, I understand, Mike, and even agree with you, but . . . acccording to Isujang, "SomeBody" else did think that.

Originally Posted by
isujang But SomeBody told me that second sentence is incorrect.
All the best,
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