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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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The bed was slept in.

Does the pseudo-passive above have the active meaning?

  

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anonymous The bed was slept in . Does the pseudo-passive above have the active meaning? No.

  • anonymous The bed was slept in .
  • Does the pseudo-passive above have the active meaning?
  • No.
  • At least I can't see it that way.
  • What would be active about it?
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anonymous

The bed was slept in.

Does the pseudo-passive above have the active meaning?

No. At least I can't see it that way. What would be active about it? The bed isn't doing anything.

CJ

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