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Jackson6612 Posted 16 years ago
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Dust encrusted tabletop
1: Dust encrusted a tabletop.
2: Tabletop encrusted with dust.
Given that the both sentences are correct, in the first 'encrust' is used as a trasitive verb and in the second as intrasitive. Am I correct? "with dust" is an adverbial phrase. Right?
Please help me with the above questions.
2: Tabletop encrusted with dust.
Given that the both sentences are correct, in the first 'encrust' is used as a trasitive verb and in the second as intrasitive. Am I correct? "with dust" is an adverbial phrase. Right?
Please help me with the above questions.
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Hi, 1: Dust encrusted a tabletop. 2: Tabletop encrusted with dust. Not correct.
- Hi, 1: Dust encrusted a tabletop.
- 2: Tabletop encrusted with dust.
- Not correct.
- You need to say eg A tabletop was encrusted with dust.
- eg I saw a table top encrusted with dust.
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Hi,
1: Dust encrusted a tabletop.
2: Tabletop encrusted with dust. Not correct.
You need to say
eg A tabletop was encrusted with dust.
eg I saw a table top encrusted with dust.
Clive
1: Dust encrusted a tabletop.
2: Tabletop encrusted with dust. Not correct.
You need to say
eg A tabletop was encrusted with dust.
eg I saw a table top encrusted with dust.
Clive
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Thanks, Clive. What do you have to say about the following part?
Jackson6612in the first 'encrust' is used as a trasitive verb and in the second as intrasitive. Am I correct? "with dust" is an adverbial phrase. Right?
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Hi,
Given that the both sentences are correct, But the second one is not
in the first 'encrust' is used as a trasitive verb and in the second as intrasitive. Am I correct?
No. 'Encrust' is only transitive.
"with dust" is an adverbial phrase. Right? Yes.
We often say 'by dust', to show that dust was the agent of the action.
Given that the both sentences are correct, But the second one is not
in the first 'encrust' is used as a trasitive verb and in the second as intrasitive. Am I correct?
No. 'Encrust' is only transitive.
"with dust" is an adverbial phrase. Right? Yes.
We often say 'by dust', to show that dust was the agent of the action.
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I think it's M-W vs. Oxford once again.
encrust
transitive verb : to cover, line, or overlay with or as if with a crust
intransitive verb : to form a crust
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
Therefore, in your sentence "A tabletop was encrusted by dust", 'encrusted' is still a trasitive verb in passive voice. But "A tabletop encrusted with dust" is an active voice where
encrust
transitive verb : to cover, line, or overlay with or as if with a crust
intransitive verb : to form a crust
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
Therefore, in your sentence "A tabletop was encrusted by dust", 'encrusted' is still a trasitive verb in passive voice. But "A tabletop encrusted with dust" is an active voice where
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Hi,
I think it's M-W vs. Oxford once again.
encrust
transitive verb : to cover, line, or overlay with or as if with a crust
intransitive verb : to form a crust
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
Therefore, in your sentence "A tabletop was encrusted by dust", 'encrusted' is still a trasitive verb in passive voice. But "A tabletop encrusted with du
I think it's M-W vs. Oxford once again.
encrust
transitive verb : to cover, line, or overlay with or as if with a crust
intransitive verb : to form a crust
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
Therefore, in your sentence "A tabletop was encrusted by dust", 'encrusted' is still a trasitive verb in passive voice. But "A tabletop encrusted with du
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