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Hi everybody,
1. It is highly recommended book to read.
2. It is a highly recommended book to read.
Should I add 'a' to make the first sentence to be correct.
Is here 'recommended' adjective or verb?
Please guide me.
Thanks,
Er.S.M.M.Hanifa
Sentence 2 is better, though it's still a bit awkward. You could keep the sentence short and say 'It's highly recommended', or you could change it a bit and say 'The book comes highly recommended from {Name of friend who recommended it}.'

Recommended is a part participle acting as an adjective, in this case.
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Yes, #2 is correct. "Is" is your verb. An easier way to say this is "This book is highly recommended." People will naturally understand the "to read" part of it and won't think you're recommending it as a doorstop. 👁 Smile :)
1. This book is highly recommended.
When the sentence is modified as above,
the sentence is passive and the word 'recommended' is
only verb and not adjective.
Am I correct?
Thanks,
Er.S.M.M.Hanifa
I've said it once but I can say it again: is is your verb. That doesn't change because of the recasting of the sentence.

Adjective would be my guess for "highly recommended" but I'm ignorant of parts of speech, so please wait for other opinions.
1. This book is highly recommended.
When the sentence is modified as above,
the sentence is passive and the word 'recommended' is
only verb and not adjective.
Am I correct?
Thanks,
Er.S.M.M.Hanifa

"Recommended" here is an adjective.

The book is blue.
The book is highly recommended.

As Copyright said, "is" is the verb.
1. The book is highly recommended by our class teacher.
This sentence is passive voice using a past participle verb.
So 'recommended' is a past participle verb & can't be
assumed as adjective.
Could you justify my above observation?
Thanks,
Er.S.M.M.Hanifa
I may be missing something, but to me it's still an adjective, in the same way that this is:

The book is very expensive at our local store.
The book is highly recommended by our teacher.

Honestly, I may be misinterpreting it. Perhaps someone can straighten me out.
Hello again, Er.S.M.M.Hanifa.

You might find it helpful to look at another example:
John and Mary were married for twenty years: married = adjective
John and Mary were married by their local vicar in the village church: were married = passive.
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