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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Drive a car

Hello,
is it possible to say "The car was driving away" or can I use the word "drive" only with persons, e.g. "The man was driving away with his car"?
  

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That's a good question. Certainly the answer is "yes" in usage, but I think (and I'm only guessing here), officially, you're supposed to say "The car was being driven away". Rommie

— Rommie

  • That's a good question.
  • Certainly the answer is "yes" in usage, but I think (and I'm only guessing here), officially, you're supposed to say "The car was being driven away".
  • Rommie
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That's a good question.

Certainly the answer is "yes" in usage, but I think (and I'm only guessing here), officially, you're supposed to say "The car was being driven away".

Rommie
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Sometimes people tweak the rule for convenience sakeEmotion: smile. But there is a rule about using active to mean the passive.

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