hela
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- Apr 12, 2004
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- Arabic
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- Tunisia
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Dear teachers,
Would you please tell me what type of verb phrase is "are to be found" in the following sentence? (transitive or copular?)
I know that only transitive verbs can be used in the passive form, and yet I can't figure out what kind of sentence pattern is the following.
Many elements of the response are to be found in those documents.
Would you say that the obligatory prepositonal phrase (obligatory adverbial) "in those documents" is related to the subject or object "many elements"?
Thank you in advance.
Would you please tell me what type of verb phrase is "are to be found" in the following sentence? (transitive or copular?)
I know that only transitive verbs can be used in the passive form, and yet I can't figure out what kind of sentence pattern is the following.
Many elements of the response are to be found in those documents.
Would you say that the obligatory prepositonal phrase (obligatory adverbial) "in those documents" is related to the subject or object "many elements"?
Thank you in advance.