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Hello folks,

A few things, I've been wondering about:

1. What colour are your eyes vs. what is the colour of your eyes?
Which is correct? Why?

2. What tense is used in the following sentences?
I am tempted to give an examination.
I am scared to do the test.
She is disgusted with his attitude.
I am finished
I finished.

In your answer, please focus on the verb to be + words which end with ed.

3. What's the rule about punctuating interrogative sentences which express exclamation?

For example: excitedly greeting a friend you´ve not seen a long time -

How are you? (!)

Hi educationglobal,

1. Both are correct. The only difference is that in the first instance the answer will be the color of eyes and in the second - the eyes color (lol), which is the same.

educationglobal wrote:2. What tense is used in the following sentences?
I am tempted to give an examination.
I am scared to do the test.
She is disgusted with his attitude.
I am finished
I finished.

I'd say all but "I finished" (which is Past Tense) are Present Tense. I think your question is whether the first four are Passive Voice or not. I'd consider the complementary part - tempted, scared, finished - as verbal adjectives: they have Past Participle forms but these Participles are used adjectively, because there's no agent meant.
"She is disgusted with his attitude" is Present Indefinite Passive: His attitude disgusted her.
"I finished" is Past Indefinite Active.

3. I wouldn't consider it as a question. Just exclamation.

Regards,

Slava

Thanks much.