What is the part of speech of 'regarded' in the following?
"a quality of beauty and intensity of emotion regarded as characteristic of poems" (NOAD)
Why isn't it "... [which is] regarded ..."?
And in another case:
"a small lizard with wide feet, found especially in warm countries" (CALD)
And also:
"Words used to describe writing or speech style" (Macmillan)
In all these examples, why shouldn't the verbs be in their passive form (e.g. which is found, words that are used)?
I am a ESL learner and I am very confused by these usages!
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