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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Confused about passive voice

Hello. Can you help me? Is this in the passive voice?

"The park was covered with snow."
  

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It could be. It's open to interpretation. It could also be the copular verb followed by an adjective complement.

— Avangi

  • It could be.
  • It's open to interpretation.
  • It could also be the copular verb followed by an adjective complement.
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It could be. It's open to interpretation.

It could also be the copular verb followed by an adjective complement.
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AnonymousHello. Can you help me? Is this in the passive voice?
"The park was covered with snow."
This is not a true passive because the snow does not actively try to cover and then succeed in covering the park. That is, the snow is not a true agent.

I would call this a semi-passive. See the link below for various gradations of passive constructi
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About to check the link. Emotion: nodding

If we were to say, "The park was covered by snow," could it then be truly ambiguous?
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Thanks for that list. Could you tell me what the "semi" really means in "semi-passive"? I mean, in which way is the phrase semi?
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AnonymousThanks for that list. Could you tell me what the "semi" really means in "semi-passive"? I mean, in which way is the phrase semi?
semimeans 'half'. The intention is to say that a semi-passive is only partially passive in nature. Did you check out the link? The designator 'semi-passive' is Palmer's, not mine, by the way, so if you don't l
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