Re: THEORY: more questions
| From: | Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, November 27, 2003, 8:11 |
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Garth Wallace wrote:
> But what about
> 4. A book was given (to me)
> (Recipient dropped or expressed with a prep. phrase)?
>
> Does English have two different types of passive?
That's the passive of the monotransitive sentence "X gave a book to
me". Since the recipient is marked with a preposition, the "gift" (Is
there a better term for this role?) is marked as primary object, and may
be promoted to subject of a passive
John gave me the book -> I was given the book
John gave the book to me -> The book was given to me
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