Wear out
Please help me distinguish passive or active structure in some sentences:
eg: i have worn out my shoes
my shoes are worn out <<<<how can shoes wear out by themselves?
i was grieved by the bad news /i grieved to hear it <<<i'm confused why both sentences are ok?
can i use both passive and active structure in both example? thank you so much.
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colingco my shoes are worn out <<<<how can shoes wear out by themselves? It is a property of the verb "wear out" that the transitive object can become the intransitive subject. For example: a) I wore out my shoes.
- colingco my shoes are worn out <<<<how can shoes wear out by themselves?
- It is a property of the verb "wear out" that the transitive object can become the intransitive subject.
- For example: a) I wore out my shoes.
- b) My shoes wore out.
- There are quite a few verbs like this in English.
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colingcomy shoes are worn out <<<<how can shoes wear out by themselves?
It is a property of the verb "wear out" that the transitive object can become the intransitive subject. For example:
a) I wore out my shoes.
b) My shoes wore out.
There are quite a few verbs like this in English.
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