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Bmojtaba Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

active or passive voice?

Ex.The window frame was swollen shut.

Is the above sentence active form or passive??
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It's called a stative passive. It's passive in form, but "swollen" is taken as an adjective, so in practical terms it's in the active voice as much as is "The window frame was large". CJ

— CalifJim

  • It's called a stative passive.
  • It's passive in form, but "swollen" is taken as an adjective, so in practical terms it's in the active voice as much as is "The window frame was large".
  • CJ
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It's called a stative passive.

It's passive in form, but "swollen" is taken as an adjective, so in practical terms it's in the active voice as much as is "The window frame was large".

CJ
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the following example is stative passive either???

Ex.She was addicted to ice cream sodas.
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bmojtabaIs the following example is a stative passive either too??? Ex.She was addicted to ice cream sodas.
Yes.

CJ
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