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Meowth Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Past participle as attribute

Hello, everybody!
Please help me with my question.
Are such constructions correct?

The incident taken place in Saint-Petersburg was unprecedented
The incident occured in Saint-Petersburg was unprecedented

with taken place and occured as attributes, not finite forms?

That's very important for me. Please, answer, I would be very grateful.
  

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Unfortunately both your examples are wrong. The usage you suggest is possible with transitive verbs only. In other words, you need a verb that can have an object, a verb that can be used in the passive voice.

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  • Unfortunately both your examples are wrong.
  • The usage you suggest is possible with transitive verbs only.
  • In other words, you need a verb that can have an object, a verb that can be used in the passive voice.
  • Even though take can have an object, take place can't; nor can occur.
  • We cannot say: *An accident was occurred.
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Unfortunately both your examples are wrong.Emotion: sad The usage you suggest is possible with transitive verbs only. In other words, you need a v
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