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Bmojtaba Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
active versus passvie
Some verbs like 'rip' mean 'to tear or to be torn ' ... so what's difference between active voice and passive voice in meaning?? for example:
'Her clothes had ripped'
'Her clothes had been ripped '
ripped and been ripped have exatcly the same meaning (to be torn) ..so what's difference???
'Her clothes had ripped'
'Her clothes had been ripped '
ripped and been ripped have exatcly the same meaning (to be torn) ..so what's difference???
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The key here is whether the verb is transitive or intransitive - only transitive verbs can be made passive (and you should note that almost all verbs can be either transitive or intransitive). ", the verb rip is intransitive, that is, it does not take a direct object (and this sentence cannot be made passive). ", is passive.
- The key here is whether the verb is transitive or intransitive - only transitive verbs can be made passive (and you should note that almost all verbs can be either transitive or intransitive).
- ", the verb rip is intransitive, that is, it does not take a direct object (and this sentence cannot be made passive).
- ", is passive.
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The key here is whether the verb is transitive or intransitive - only transitive verbs can be made passive (and you should note that almost all verbs can be either transitive or intransitive).
In the sentence, "Her clothes had ripped.", the verb rip is intransitive, that is, it does not take a direct object (and this sentence cannot be made passive).
The sentence, "Her clothes ha
In the sentence, "Her clothes had ripped.", the verb rip is intransitive, that is, it does not take a direct object (and this sentence cannot be made passive).
The sentence, "Her clothes ha
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So what's difference in meaning ??? I think both of them(ripped and been ripped)
have the same meaning!!!is there any difference???
have the same meaning!!!is there any difference???
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The sentence "Her clothes had ripped." means that the clothes ripped on their own, with no outside agent doing the ripping. For example, the clothes may have gotten too small for her, and the pressure on the fabric from her larger body dimensions caused the fabric to fail.
The sentence "Her clothes had been ripped." means that some outside agent did the ripping: a branch, another person
The sentence "Her clothes had been ripped." means that some outside agent did the ripping: a branch, another person
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