Don:

 

"Lack" as a verb used only in passive voice?  The ability to understand that is totally lacked by me!

 

MK



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	Michael,

	

	Might the verb you are lacking be "lack"?

	

	Don Stewart

	

	

	

	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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