tianhang
Member
- Joined
- Oct 7, 2009
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- China
- Current Location
- China
Hi, my dear friends, your help is appreciated here .
I know we can use " apply oneself to sth or doing sth" to mean " be busy with sth or be busy in doing sth",eg:
He applied himself to writing a novel.
can we use its passive form to express the same meaning? In other words,is the sentence " He was applied to writing a novel" right?
In my opion, it is acceptable, because many prases alike have parallel forms, eg, "employ oneself in / be emploied in sth or doing sth"," occupy oneself in/be occupied in sth or doing sth",but I don't know whether I am right.
Right here waiting for your answer!
Thanks again!
I know we can use " apply oneself to sth or doing sth" to mean " be busy with sth or be busy in doing sth",eg:
He applied himself to writing a novel.
can we use its passive form to express the same meaning? In other words,is the sentence " He was applied to writing a novel" right?
In my opion, it is acceptable, because many prases alike have parallel forms, eg, "employ oneself in / be emploied in sth or doing sth"," occupy oneself in/be occupied in sth or doing sth",but I don't know whether I am right.
Right here waiting for your answer!
Thanks again!