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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Passive voice (infinitive)
1) The box is too heavy to lift.
= The box is too heavy to be lifted.
2) He is too weak to move.
= He is too weak to be moved.
Are the passive sentences correct? If not correct, Please, explain the matter with correct solutions
= The box is too heavy to be lifted.
2) He is too weak to move.
= He is too weak to be moved.
Are the passive sentences correct? If not correct, Please, explain the matter with correct solutions
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Anonymous 1) The box is too heavy to lift. = The box is too heavy to be lifted. 2) He is too weak to move.
- Anonymous 1) The box is too heavy to lift.
- = The box is too heavy to be lifted.
- 2) He is too weak to move.
- = He is too weak to be moved.
- You're right about the first one.
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Anonymous1) The box is too heavy to lift.You're right about the first one.
= The box is too heavy to be lifted.
2) He is too weak to move.
= He is too weak to be moved.
The second one is ambiguous. "To move" may be transitive or intransitive.
It can be passive, as you suggest.
But it may also be an example of the intran
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