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Jooney Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
The light bulb burned out
Hi,
I have questions about the following sentences.
A: The light bulb burned out.
Does this sentence have a transitive counterpart? (I'm talking about the case in which the subject of an intransitive corresponds to the object of a transitive)
ex)
a: I opened the door.
b: The door opened.
B: The light bulb is burned out.
Here 'burned out' is like an adjective in that it denotes a state, right?
C: I have a burned out light bulb.
Again 'burned out' is an adjective for the same reason as above.
Can somebody help me with this please? Much appreciated.
I have questions about the following sentences.
A: The light bulb burned out.
Does this sentence have a transitive counterpart? (I'm talking about the case in which the subject of an intransitive corresponds to the object of a transitive)
ex)
a: I opened the door.
b: The door opened.
B: The light bulb is burned out.
Here 'burned out' is like an adjective in that it denotes a state, right?
C: I have a burned out light bulb.
Again 'burned out' is an adjective for the same reason as above.
Can somebody help me with this please? Much appreciated.
Top answer
A: The light bulb burned out. Does this sentence have a transitive counterpart? -- No.
- A: The light bulb burned out.
- Does this sentence have a transitive counterpart?
- -- No.
- B: The light bulb is burned out.
- -- Right.
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A: The light bulb burned out. Does this sentence have a transitive counterpart? -- No.
B: The light bulb is burned out. Here 'burned out' is an adjective in that it denotes a state, right?-- Right.
C: I have a burned-out light bulb. Again 'burned out' is an adjective for the same reason as above.-- Yes.
B: The light bulb is burned out. Here 'burned out' is an adjective in that it denotes a state, right?-- Right.
C: I have a burned-out light bulb. Again 'burned out' is an adjective for the same reason as above.-- Yes.
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