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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Can you find any transitive verb which do not allowed passive transformation? Explain. Thanks for your advance!
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Transitive verbs in imperative mood sentences cannot be converted to passive voice. 'Have' in the sense of 'possess' and 'hold' in the sense of 'contain' cannot appear in passive voice.
- Transitive verbs in imperative mood sentences cannot be converted to passive voice.
- 'Have' in the sense of 'possess' and 'hold' in the sense of 'contain' cannot appear in passive voice.
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Transitive verbs in imperative mood sentences cannot be converted to passive voice.
'Have' in the sense of 'possess' and 'hold' in the sense of 'contain' cannot appear in passive voice.
'Have' in the sense of 'possess' and 'hold' in the sense of 'contain' cannot appear in passive voice.
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There are a few, like "befall", "boast", "lack":
Something strange befell him ~ *He was befallen by something strange.
Olu Deniz boasts a great beach. ~ *A great beach is boasted by Olu Deniz.
Lisa lacks ability. ~ *Ability is lacked by Lisa.
And some verbs resist passivisation only is cer
Something strange befell him ~ *He was befallen by something strange.
Olu Deniz boasts a great beach. ~ *A great beach is boasted by Olu Deniz.
Lisa lacks ability. ~ *Ability is lacked by Lisa.
And some verbs resist passivisation only is cer
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