* The river drowned him. (×)
→ He was drowned in the river. (○)
⑤앞문장과의 연결상으로.
* He made a speech and was asked many questions at the end.
(그는 연설을 했다. 그리고 그 연설 끝에 많은 질문을 받았다.)
⑥행위자를 나타내지 않는 것이 좋다고 생각될 때.
* Some things have been said here tonight that ought not to have been spoken.
(말하지 말았어야 할 것을 오늘밤 여기에서 몇가지 말했다.)
16. 동작 수동태와 상태 수동태
* Our house is painted every year. (동작)
= We paint our house every year.
* Our house is painted green. (상태)
= We have painted our house green.
* The door is shut at seven every evening. (동작)
* The door is shut now. (상태)
17. 주의할 수동태
* This novel sells well.
(이 소설은 잘 팔린다; 형식은 능동이나 뜻은 수동이다.)
◇This orange peels well.
His novels read well.
* I was greatly astonished at the sight.
(나는 그 광경을 보고 매우 놀랐다; 형식은 수동이나 뜻은 능동이다. 특히 감정을 나타내는 말에 많다.)
* I had my purse stolen.
◇｢have (get) + 목적어 + 과거분사｣
…을 ～당하다. …을 ～시키다.
△I had my watch stolen. (당하다)
I had my watch mended. (시키다)
* This house is building.
= This house is being built. (이 집은 건축 중에 있다.)
◇The meal is now cooking.
* He is to blame.
= He is to be blamed.
△a book to read = a book to be read.
a house to let: 셋집.
water to drink: 음료수.
* He sold the watch a at a good price. (3형식)
* His new novel sells well. (1형식)
◇ sell, lock, read, translate, peel 등의 동사는 형태는 능동이나 의미는 수동의 뜻을 나타내는 경우도 있다.
18. 시초수동
* I am acquainted with him. (상태)
* I became acquainted with him at the party. (동작의 시초)
◇ be acquainted with ～: “～을 알고 있다”의 뜻으로 현재의 상태 를 나타내고 있는데 반하여 be 동사 대신에 ‘become, grow, get + 과거분사’의 형태가 되면 ｢ ～하게되다｣의 뜻으로 어떤일이 일어나는 시초나 동기를 나타내므로 시초수동이라고 한다.
