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Mehdi kord Posted 5 years ago
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Were held captive
What is the exact grammatical function of the bold part?
If the sentence were in active voice, it would be an object complement, but in passive voice, it's confusing for me.
Two boys were held captive in the barn.
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mehdi kord If the sentence were in active voice, it would be an object complement, but in passive voice, it's a subject complement. CJ
- mehdi kord If the sentence were in active voice, it would be an object complement, but in passive voice, it's a subject complement.
- CJ
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mehdi kordIf the sentence were in active voice, it would be an object complement, but in passive voice,
it's a subject complement.
CJ
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