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caren_630
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Help, please!
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Dear colleagues,
Is the following sentence an example of passive voice?
He ordered a beautiful tomb to be built in her memory.
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3 Dec 2021
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yanogator
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The main clause isn�t passive, but "to be built" is a passive infinitive. So, I�d say that the sentence isn�t passive voice, but it contains a phrase that is passive. Bruce |
3 Dec 2021
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almaz
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Absolutely, Bruce, and to take the analysis a step further, it�s a good example of a complex catenative construction where that passive infinitival is the complement.
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4 Dec 2021
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douglas
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...and Almaz returns in his typical blazing intellectual glory. Welcome back Alex, hope all is well. |
7 Dec 2021
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almaz
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Aw, thanks, Douglas. I have so few opportunities for pompous bloviating these days  And yes, everything�s tickety-boo here. With you too, I trust?  |
10 Dec 2021
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