| From: | Henrik Theiling <theiling@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, June 20, 2006, 11:55 |
Hi! R A Brown <ray@...> writes:>... > It will be seen that they are passive in meaning. At school we had it > drummed into us: "The gerundIVE is a passIVE adjectIVE." :) >...I wonder why such stuff actually works in helping learners. Why does one not mix it up with, say: The gerundIVE is an actIVE substantIVE. :-P Henrik
| R A Brown <ray@...> |