Homework Help: english

Posted by R S Telagathoty on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 2:27pm.

could anyone please clarify my query : why there is no passive formation for the following sentences though they have transitive verbs which take an object ? 1. she goes to school 2. she crosses the bridge

english - SraJMcGin, Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 3:02pm
1. School was gone to!
2. The bridge was crossed!

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Sra
english - R S Telagathoty, Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 3:28pm
thank you Sra for your clarification

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