The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 Seiten |
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... passive construction can then be employed , and we can say ' He was laughed - at . ' So , ' We arrived at this conclusion ' becomes in the passive ' This conclusion was arrived - at ' : ' They came to this decision ' becomes ' This ...
... passive construction can then be employed , and we can say ' He was laughed - at . ' So , ' We arrived at this conclusion ' becomes in the passive ' This conclusion was arrived - at ' : ' They came to this decision ' becomes ' This ...
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... passive voice . Now as the subject of the sentence , when the verb is in the passive , stands for the object or receiver of the action , it is clear that , unless the action denoted by the verb passes on to some object , the passive ...
... passive voice . Now as the subject of the sentence , when the verb is in the passive , stands for the object or receiver of the action , it is clear that , unless the action denoted by the verb passes on to some object , the passive ...
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... passive , though they look as if they were . In ' I am injured , ' ' You were beaten , ' the participles injured and beaten are passive : in ' I am come , ' ' You are arrived , ' the participles come and arrived are active . There is a ...
... passive , though they look as if they were . In ' I am injured , ' ' You were beaten , ' the participles injured and beaten are passive : in ' I am come , ' ' You are arrived , ' the participles come and arrived are active . There is a ...
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... passive verb is called the Retained Object . Whether it is the Direct or the Indirect Object that is thus retained ... passive meaning . In Latin Grammar , verbs of active form and passive meaning are called Quasi - passive : vapulo ...
... passive verb is called the Retained Object . Whether it is the Direct or the Indirect Object that is thus retained ... passive meaning . In Latin Grammar , verbs of active form and passive meaning are called Quasi - passive : vapulo ...
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... passive , to is inserted : ' He was seen to take it and made to return it . ' The Infinitive mood is equivalent to a Noun . It resembles a noun in this respect , that it can be used as the subject or object of a verb : ' To read ...
... passive , to is inserted : ' He was seen to take it and made to return it . ' The Infinitive mood is equivalent to a Noun . It resembles a noun in this respect , that it can be used as the subject or object of a verb : ' To read ...
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