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LeGion12359 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Sentence

He made himself confirmed from/by the company.
Is the above sentence grammatical?
Moreover, Is this a causative passive pattern?
  

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LeGion12359 Is the above sentence grammatical? No.

— AlpheccaStars

  • LeGion12359 Is the above sentence grammatical?
  • No.
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LeGion12359Is the above sentence grammatical?
No.
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AlpheccaStarsNo.
What would be its correct form then?
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I don't know what you are trying to say. This is my best guess:

He received (a) confirmation from the company.
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AlpheccaStarsI don't know what you are trying to say. This is my best guess:He received (a) confirmation from the company.
Sorry, that is not relevant to what I asked.I should have used 'got' there. Actually, I just randomly made that sentence to get a clear understanding of 'Causative passive voice'. I will take care of that next time.
Anyway, I think
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LeGion12359"She made herself understood."
Yes, that is a good sentence.
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LeGion12359causative passive pattern
Lucy had the curtains cleaned.
Tom had the oil changed.
Gary got his hair cut.

CJ
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AlpheccaStarsYes, that is a good sentence.
Could you please tell me which part of speech does 'understood' belong to?
Is it a past participle verb or an (-ed) adjective? Moreover, Is the above sentence in active voice?
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LeGion12359Could you please tell me which part of speech does 'understood' belongs to?
It is a verb, the simple past and past participle of the irregular verb "understand."

We understood everything she said. (Past)
I have to speak very clearly to be understood. (past participle in the passive infinitive)
I have to speak very
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AlpheccaStarsIt is a verb, the simple past and past participle of the irregular verb "understand."We understood everything she said. (Past)I have to speak very clearly to be understood. (past participle in the passive infinitive)I have to speak very clearly to make myself understood. (past participle)
First of all, thank you for correcting me
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LeGion12359The word understood,here in this sentence, is an (-ed) adjective rather than a past participle verb".
They are basically the same thing. Many past participles can be used as modifiers. Sometimes the usage is very clear, and sometimes it isn't. The label is not as important as your understanding the pattern.

Use this one:
She made hers
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