c3s2ron
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- May 5, 2012
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- Vietnamese
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Hi there!
I have a question like this: "Nobody knows this house __________ to Mr Tom, a senator."
A: is belonging
B: is belonged
C: belongs
D: belong
I chose B but it was wrong. The answer was C and they explained: " belong is an intransitive verb i.e a verb without needing an object, cannot take the form be ... -ed". They also said that "belong" is stative verb which cannot normally be used with continuous tenses. I can't understand the former statement clearly.
Could you guys make it clearer for me please?
Is it true that every single stative verb does not have the form be + -ed?
More explanation and examples about "belong" and other stative verbs would be great
Many thanks!
I have a question like this: "Nobody knows this house __________ to Mr Tom, a senator."
A: is belonging
B: is belonged
C: belongs
D: belong
I chose B but it was wrong. The answer was C and they explained: " belong is an intransitive verb i.e a verb without needing an object, cannot take the form be ... -ed". They also said that "belong" is stative verb which cannot normally be used with continuous tenses. I can't understand the former statement clearly.
Could you guys make it clearer for me please?
Is it true that every single stative verb does not have the form be + -ed?
More explanation and examples about "belong" and other stative verbs would be great
Many thanks!