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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Passsive

1b00We say:"He's too hot to handle"02b02br
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01b00and why don't we say:"he's too hot 01i00to be handled02i00"?02b02br
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01b00OR02b02br
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01b00"the picture doesn't show" instead of "the picture 01i00can't be shown02i00.."02b02br
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01b00Because the sentences are in passive, right?02b02br
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01b00Can you guys show me some other words which are used the same way as "handle"?02b0-
  

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0 01b00So???02b00 0-
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0 01table01tr01td01td02tr01tr01td01td02t
01b00Main Entry:02b00 02td00handle02td
01b00Part of Speech:02b00 02td01i00verb02i00 00202td
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01cite10Milky12cite11table11tr11td11td12tr11tr11td11
11b10Main Entry:12b10 12td10handle12td
11b10Part of Speech:12b10 12td
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01cite10Elida12cite11blockquote
11cite20Milky22cite22br
21table21tr21td21td22tr21tr21td
21b20Main Entry:22b20 22td20handle22td
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01cite10Philip12cite11b11font10Any transitive verb [with a direct object] can be used in the passive voice.12font12b12blockquote
10[:^)] 05000 051010id3511id37
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0 This pan is too hot to handle.02br
00 = *This pan is too hot for a person to handle [it/this pan].02br
00 = This pan is so hot that a person cannot handle it.02br
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00 There is nothing unusual about the word 01i00handle02i00 that allows this grammatical pattern. Just about any verb that makes sense in that context can
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1b00Yes. that's what i wanted to know.02b02br
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01b00Thanx.02b0-
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0 Great!02br
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00 (01b00I02b00, not 01b00i02b00, by the way. 05000 )02br
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