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User_gary Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

offset is adjective or verb?

The extra cost of travelling to work is offset by the lower price of houses here.

I think here "offset" is an adjective. Am I right?
  

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Hi The extra cost of travelling to work is offset by the lower price of houses here. I think here "offset" is an adjective. Am I right?

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Hi

The extra cost of travelling to work is offset by the lower price of houses here.

I think here "offset" is an adjective. Am I right?

No, 'X is offset' is a passive verb form.

The active form would be 'The lower prices of houses here offset the extra cost of travelling.'

Best wishes, Cl