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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Hi all

  1. What are the transitive verbs that can't be changed into passive voice??can you please give me examples?

  2. Some verbs can be transitive and intransitive at the same time,May I have a list of them with examples?

  3. I need an explanation about the aspect & mood in finite vebs .

  

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1-- 'have' is the only one I know of offhand, but many verbs are impossibly awkward in passive voice and are never used that way by native speakers. 2-- Many verbs can be both; I doubt a list exists. 3-- Aspects: simple, progressive, perfect.

  • 1-- 'have' is the only one I know of offhand, but many verbs are impossibly awkward in passive voice and are never used that way by native speakers.
  • 2-- Many verbs can be both; I doubt a list exists.
  • 3-- Aspects: simple, progressive, perfect.
  • Moods: indicative, subjunctive, imperative.
  • You can get full explanations and examples by doing a Google search of each phrase.
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1-- 'have' is the only one I know of offhand, but many verbs are impossibly awkward in passive voice and are never used that way by native speakers.

2-- Many verbs can be both; I doubt a list exists.

3-- Aspects: simple, progressive, perfect. Moods: indicative, subjunctive, imperative. You can get full explanations and examples by doing a Google search of each phrase.

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