Jumanah Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Verbs
What's the difference between "a middle verb" and "an Ergative verb"?
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Jumanah What's the difference between "a middle verb" and "an Ergative verb"? A middle verb is a verb which can be used in a transitive way but the clause with that transitive verb cannot be changed into the passive. For example, We had a car cannot be changed to the passive * A car is had by us .
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JumanahWhat's the difference between "a middle verb" and "an Ergative verb"?A middle verb is a verb which can be used in a transitive way but the clause with that transitive verb cannot be changed into the passive. For example, We had a car cannot be changed to the passive *A car is had by us.
An ergative verb is a verb wh
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