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Mizansinha007 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

How have you been & etc?

Hi, teachers,
Here, I have some questions & I really appreciate your time.

What is exactly meant by
1. How have you been?

Is this statement in passive,
1. Smoke issued from the factory chimneys. ( If it is passive, so why did not we use "Smoke is issued..."

Are those statements right to use,
1. The river is issued from a lake.
2. The river issued from a lake.
(here, if those are in passive, my question is that, is it possible to make this statement in 'Active'? Like, (The river issues from a lake.)

Thanks in advance, Teachers.
  

Top answer

mizansinha007 What is exactly meant by1. How have you been? What is the general state of your mental or physical health or your recent life experience?

— Mister Micawber

  • mizansinha007 What is exactly meant by1.
  • How have you been?
  • What is the general state of your mental or physical health or your recent life experience?
  • mizansinha007 Is this statement in passive,1.
  • Smoke issued from the factory chimneys.
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mizansinha007What is exactly meant by1. How have you been?
What is the general state of your mental or physical health or your recent life experience?
mizansinha007Is this statement in passive,1. Smoke issued from the factory chimneys.
No.
mizansinha007Are those statements right to use,1. The r
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Ohhhh Sir, it's you.
I really appreciate your time and I really love you.....
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Mister Micawber The river issues from a lake.
Sir, does that mean, it's not possible to make this statement passive because of 'Intransitive verb'? Or because of what?

Thanks, Sir.
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mizansinha007does that mean, it's not possible to make this statement passive because of 'Intransitive verb'?
Right.
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Mister MicawberRight
But sir, OALD or LDOCE shows 'issue' is an "transitive" verb? Though I have not got any answer asking with 'what & whom?
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From Oxford online ( http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/issue ) :

[NO OBJECT] (issue from) Come, go, or flow out from: exotic smells issued from a nearby building

2.Result or be derived from: the struggles of his
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Mister MicawberWhat do you mean?
I meant, To find the object we use 'what and whom'. Like,
#1. I eat rice.
#2. I will give you the letter.
Here, If I ask the sentences above with 'what or whom', we will get 1 object from #1 (rice), and 2 objects from #2 (you, the letter). and these are the objects. So, it's very easy make those statements passive.
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mizansinha007NO OBJECT that you made me clear. Am I right sir?
Right.
mizansinha007, does the statement below not mean any meaning? Though I have not got any answer asking with 'what & whom?
It has a meaning, but I did not understand what you were referring to.
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