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#2 (permalink) Thu Sep 10, 2009 21:04 pm Thankyou |
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Hi Torsten Daerr,
I have a question. How to change the following sentence to passive voice 1. She have been waiting since 2:00 A.M. 2. I had been studyining in this college since 2006.
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#3 (permalink) Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:44 am Thankyou |
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They cannot be changed to passive, since they are intransitive verbs. Only transitive verbs can be made passive. _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#5 (permalink) Sun Sep 13, 2009 0:06 am Thankyou |
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Hi Mister Micawber, Thank you very much for your answer.
I shall be much grateful if you could elaborate your answer with examples,
Does it mean all perfect continuous forms; never accept direct objects and they cannot be changed to passive form?
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#6 (permalink) Sun Sep 13, 2009 0:16 am Thankyou |
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'Perfect continuous' has nothing to do with transitivity:
Perfect continuous transitive: 'My wife has been currying my horse.' Perfect continuous intransitive: 'I have been sleeping.'
The passive form of the perfect continuous transitive verb is grammatically possible but rare to near non-existence-- authentic examples are extremely hard to find: 'My horse has been being curried by my wife all this week.'
There is no passive form of the intransitive verb above. _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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