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andy03:

The suffix -ed forms the past participle of a verb: work becomes worked. The suffix -ing is used to form the present participle of a verb: swim becomes swimming. Using this information, define a developed country.

ggmydude:

Granted the verb suffix -ed at the end of our verb "develop," we have a fairly reasonable process to solving this. Our infinitive, "to develop," is going to be used as a temporary example. The suffix -ed must be defined first and foremost, which is noted as "in the past." So we would have "to develop a country in the past," right? Incorrect This is a common misconception with verb placement before nouns. Keep in mind this verb is Past Simple when used with a possessive (I, her/he, they, we etc.) This rule changes to a Past Perfect in relation to a noun other than a "living thing." A "developed country" was an ongoing event at some point (refer to the question's definition of the suffix -ing) but has since reached a conclusion. Knowing this our correct answer would be: "developing in the country's conclusive past" (although there are many ways of stating this precise answer to an open ended question)

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