I goofed, Michael. I thought you had asked for one that could not be passive!
Martha
>But if you transform the active voice in "Pioneer women often bore many
>children" into passive voice using a "by" phrase, you would say "Many
>children were borne by pioneer women."
>
>So maybe "born" IS the verb I was thinking of that is used only in
>passive voice. But I have a nagging idea it was something else!
>
>Anyway, this whole thread has been worth it to me just to get Marshall
>Myers' insght that "resemble" is NEVER used in passive voice! Something
>else to ask students about and then forget the answer to!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Liz Parks
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>Subject: Re: Verb used only in passive voice
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>Correction to my guess. I'm curious to hear the answer.
>
>Liz,
>
>"Born" is used in past tense: "Pioneer women often bore many children."
>A bit archaic, but still used.
>
>This probably won't post to the list (account problems), so post it for
>me if you like.
>
>Johanna Rubba, Assoc. Prof., Linguistics Linguistics Minor Advisor
>English Department Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo, CA 93047
>Tel. 805.756.2184 Dept. Tel. 805.756.6374 Home page:
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>Liz Parks wrote:
>
>> I think it is born. (As in "I was born on....")
>>
>> Kischner, Michael wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Last year, on an assignment sheet, I asked students what verb is used
>
>>> only in passive voice. Now I can't remember the answer! Can anybody
>
>>> tell me what I was thinking?
>>> I think I got the information from Quirk and Greenbaum but now I
>>> can't find it in their elaborate decimal system!
>>>
>>> Thank you.
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