Musicmystery -> RE: Ok Law Dawgs! Who wants to take a shot at this? (1/7/2012 1:29:01 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Raiikun Oh, and quote:
ORIGINAL: Musicmystery "Being transported" isn't a verb either. "Once you know what to look for, passive constructions are easy to spot. Look for a form of "to be" (is, are, am , was, were, has been, have been, had been, will be, will have been, being) followed by a past participle. (The past participle is a form of the verb that typically, but not always, ends in "-ed." Some exceptions to the "-ed" rule are words like "paid" (not "payed") and "driven." (not "drived"). Here's a sure-fire formula for identifying the passive voice: form of "to be" + past participle = passive voice" http://writingcenter.unc.edu/resources/handouts-demos/citation/passive-voice Edit: And thinking about it more, I have to change my mind on the "oversimplifying" it statement, too. After all, you look at the sentence: "Transport is a verb"...actually, transport is the subject of the sentence with "is" as the verb; but it's meaning is clear. So eh. My original statement still works as intended. Last free lesson. This is a waste of time, as you're primarily interested in your ego. You obviously are ignoring parts of speech. "You are being ridiculous" has the verb "are being," with ridiculous are the complement. I could also accept "being ridiculous" as the complement." By your earlier "simplification," "being ridiculous" would be the "verb" --- it's not. "Being smart isn't for everyone" has the verb "is," while "being smart" is the subject. "Swim," for example, is a verb, or a noun, or an adjective, depending on the part of speech in the sentence: I swim every day. Verb. Let's go for a swim. Noun. I bought new swim gear. Adjective. I like to swim. "To swim" is an infinite. The verb is "like."
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