Pass/Fail or Passed/ Failed in form design

[Laladummy]

In designing assessment form, we usually indicate "Pass/Fail" instead of "Passed/Failed".
What is the reason for using the base form "Pass/Fail"?

 

[tedmc]

What does the question seek - the subject's status or action?

I would say, Pass/Fail implies the status (noun), which is preferred, rather than Passed/Failed which denotes the action (verb). The same goes with things like Marital Status - single/married

 

[Laladummy]

What does the question seek - the subject's status or action?

I would say, Pass/Fail implies the status (noun), which is preferred, rather than Passed/Failed which denotes the action (verb). The same goes with things like Marital Status - single/married

Thanks tedmc, that makes sense. I later found that there is a definition of the word "pass-fail" at the online Cambridge Dictionary that we may refer to.

pass-fail

1. If an exam or course is pass-fail, no mark is given for it, and the only…

dictionary.cambridge.org