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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Passive Activation #161552 08/19/2006 7:33 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Maybe this comes close? I bleed to know he is ill. He bleeds the patient to cure his illness. Both are active forms , but in the first sentence the subject is in a state of passive 'bleeding'. In the second sentence the subject is a state of action. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Clinquant speck 08/14/2006 4:10 PM Re: Clinquant Jomama 08/14/2006 6:06 PM Re: Clinquant tsuwm 08/14/2006 6:25 PM Re: Clinquant BranShea 08/14/2006 7:06 PM Re: Clinquant Oliver 08/15/2006 6:38 AM Re: Clinquant BranShea 08/15/2006 7:43 AM Re: Clinquant tsuwm 08/15/2006 2:57 PM Re: Clinquant BranShea 08/15/2006 4:25 PM Re: Clinquant speck 08/15/2006 5:26 PM Re: Clinquant Zed 08/15/2006 6:46 PM Re: Clinquant Buffalo Shrdlu 08/15/2006 6:50 PM Re: Clinquant Zed 08/16/2006 10:57 PM Re: Clinquant BranShea 08/17/2006 10:22 AM Re: active/passive verbs AnnaStrophic 08/17/2006 1:17 PM Re: active/passive verbs Jackie 08/17/2006 1:28 PM Re: active/passive verbs zmjezhd 08/17/2006 2:20 PM Re: active/passive verbs BranShea 08/17/2006 6:15 PM Re: active/passive verbs BranShea 08/17/2006 2:38 PM Re: Passive Activation Aramis 08/18/2006 6:35 PM Re: Passive Activation zmjezhd 08/18/2006 9:16 PM Re: Passive Activation BranShea 08/19/2006 7:33 AM Re: Passive Activation AnnaStrophic 08/19/2006 10:24 AM Re: Passive Activation BranShea 08/19/2006 11:52 AM Re: voice and valency zmjezhd 08/19/2006 1:55 PM Re: voice and valency BranShea 08/19/2006 3:32 PM Re: voice and valency zmjezhd 08/19/2006 5:24 PM Re: Passive Activation BranShea 08/20/2006 7:25 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,374 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 15 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,202 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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