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Subject:
Truncated passive
From:
Diane Allen <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 19 Apr 2004 09:00:07 -0500
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In the sentence "His heart was swollen with sorrow" the strictest
interpretation would dictate that "swollen with sorrow" is a subject
complement following the linking verb "was". However, could it be read as a
truncated passive, as in "His heart was swollen (by) sorrow" with "was"
serving as a passive auxiliary?

Diane

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