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Taka Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Develop

"Developed" in, say, "developed countries" is defined as an adjective in dictionaries.

But in origin, is it transitive or intransitive?
  

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I don't believe it ever was.

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  • I don't believe it ever was.
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I don't believe it ever was.
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For your information, here:

www.onelook.com/?w=developed&ls=a
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OH, or did you mean to say "it ever was transitive or intransitive"?

If so, I said "in origin." What I mean is this. Consider:

The car made in Japan?The car is made in Japan, so the "made" which modifies the noun "car" is transitive in origin.

A sleeping baby?The baby is sleeping, so the "sleeping" which modifies the noun "a baby" is intransitive in origin.

So I
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TakaThe car made in Japan?The car is made in Japan, so the "made" which modifies the noun "car" is transitive in origin.
That doesn't seem transitive to me. It seem like a predicate adjective. 'Is' is linking.
TakaA sleeping baby?The baby is sleeping, so the "sleeping" which modifies the noun "a baby" is intransitive in origin.
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Mister Micawber That doesn't seem transitive to me. It seem like a predicate adjective. 'Is' is linking.
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Takasn't it the passive of the transitive "make"??
I don't feel so. The car is made in Japan...[by Japanese]. Does that seem like a meaningful hidden agent to you?
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Meaningful or not, I can tell there is a hidden agent; otherwise, cars wouldn't appear in this world on their own, would they?
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TakaMeaningful or not, I can tell there is a hidden agent; otherwise, cars wouldn't appear in this world on their own, would they?
Don't confuse grammar with real life.
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Hmm...I wonder if that's really the real life other native speakers live (The reason I still don't think the "made" is an adjective is that we cannot say "Cars are very made", can we?).

Let's wait and see what other moderators have to say.

Thanks anyway, MM.
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