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Is "prey" countable or non countable? | What are the transitive and intransitive verbs?

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Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:54 pm The use of "subscribe"

Mister Micawber wrote:

I presume you are not subscribed to the ELT JOURNAL.

Hi

I use the word "subscribe" frequently like this.

1- I subscribe to Reader's Digest?
2- She would never subscribe to such a newspaper!

Could youy please tell me how Mister Micawber has used it? It's not passive voice, or is it?

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Mon Jan 08, 2007 14:34 pm The use of "subscribe"

. As a predicate adjective: She is subscribed; she is enrolled; she is tired; the diamond is polished; the dishes are washed, etc. . _________________ Canadian-American native speaker who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber

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Mon Jan 08, 2007 16:06 pm The use of "subscribe"

Mister Micawber wrote:

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As a predicate adjective: She is subscribed; she is enrolled; she is tired; the diamond is polished; the dishes are washed, etc.
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I don't use it as a predicate adjective, but only as a past participle. So in my English, it's impossible to say someone "is subscribed" to a magazine, but only that they "have subscribed" to it, or "have a subscription" to it.

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