Can a verb and an adjective be linked by the word "and"?
So I'm having a sentence:
He was active and played with his friends all day
I wonder whether it is correct to use this sentence, because readers may be confused and think that the word "played" used in this case is also in passive voice.
No one will be confused. It's clear that the coordination is of verb phrases as played in the passive would not allow with his friends to follow it. In fact, the sentence sounds awkward if we force a passive reading:
He was active and played with all day.
A verb and an adjective can be linked - enter into a coordination - by and if they have similar functions in a sentence:
He's known to have a gun and likely to use it.
This process is perfectly natural and to be welcomed.