Определите по грамматическим признакам, какую функцию выполняет окончание – ‘ed’, т. е. служит ли оно:
а) показателем стандартного глагола в Past Indefinite;
б) показателем Participle II от стандартного глагола в функции опре-деления к существительному;
в) частью сказуемого от стандартного глагола в Passive Voice or Per-fect Tense;
г) устоявшимся прилагательным.
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