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Rotter Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Frisk

He was frisked at the airport.

The above is from a dictionary. So it is correct.

However, the frisk is a transitive one.

For me the words 'at the airport' don't behave as an object.

Why is this?
  

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Rotter Why is this? It's because the sentence is passive. The idea of transitivity applies to the active form.

— CalifJim

  • Rotter Why is this?
  • It's because the sentence is passive.
  • The idea of transitivity applies to the active form.
  • The passive form won't have an object.
  • They frisked him.
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RotterWhy is this?
It's because the sentence is passive. The idea of transitivity applies to the active form. The passive form won't have an object.

They frisked him. him is the object.

He was frisked. The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.

CJ
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Thanks CJ

Being a native speaker, you could easily perceive the reason. Not for me!

Sometimes back, someone in this forum told me the following is incorrect as the verb injury is transitive.


  1. I injured while training at the gym.

  2. I injured my ankle/back/wrist/knee while training at the gym.
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RotterI think the first sentence is still fine if the injury caused by an event borders a natural disaster.
No, I'm afraid nothing can make the first sentence right.
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Thanks CJ

Let us assume somebody hit me while running on the treadmill. I fell down and hurt my back or hips.

In this context I think first sentence is correct.

What do you think?

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