Timeline for Is "considered" a linking verb? Considered + adj or considerably + adj?
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| Apr 10, 2020 at 19:32 | history | edited | Gi Han | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 10, 2020 at 15:17 | comment | added | BillJ | In terms of whether "consider" can take predicative complements, then yes, it is a so-called linking verb: "Ed was considered a fool" / "They considered Ed a fool". | |
| Apr 10, 2020 at 15:00 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | considerably more innovative = very much more innovative, considered more innovative = thought to be more innovative | |
| Apr 10, 2020 at 14:56 | answer | added | Nathan Doumet | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 10, 2020 at 14:54 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | The "linking verb" here is IS, which forms / identifies the relationship between the solar panel and how it's rated / considered by pundits. The actual word considered (= thought to be) is completely optional here. All it really does is perhaps "downplay" the rating "innovative" to the status of mere opinion, rather than being an established fact. | |
| Apr 10, 2020 at 14:39 | history | asked | Gi Han | CC BY-SA 4.0 |