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Sunsail Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Is passive causative

Hello,
"I got her drunk" is called passive causative?

I got her to drink is active causative?

I read them in this link
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/caus.htm

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sunsail "I got her drunk" is called passive causative? I got her to drink is active causative? Following the terminology used in that link, yes, that's what they are!

  • sunsail "I got her drunk" is called passive causative?
  • I got her to drink is active causative?
  • Following the terminology used in that link, yes, that's what they are!
  • CJ
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sunsail"I got her drunk" is called passive causative?

I got her to drink is active causative?
Following the terminology used in that link, yes, that's what they are!

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