aysaa
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Hi,
As we know that intransitive verbs cannot be made passive such as ''Fresh chicken may be disappeared in Hong Kong'' (That is WRONG!)
But my question is that can we say when an intransitive verb is used in a causative sense it becomes transitive?
For example:
1-The magician had the rabbit disappear.
2-She got the dog to jump.
3-The magician had the keys disappeared.
4-The magician got the keys disappeared.
Are they OK?
Thanks.
As we know that intransitive verbs cannot be made passive such as ''Fresh chicken may be disappeared in Hong Kong'' (That is WRONG!)
But my question is that can we say when an intransitive verb is used in a causative sense it becomes transitive?
For example:
1-The magician had the rabbit disappear.
2-She got the dog to jump.
3-The magician had the keys disappeared.
4-The magician got the keys disappeared.
Are they OK?
Thanks.