Tara2
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I saw this here. What construction is that that the quote below says it's correct for transitive verbs but not for intransitive verbs?
The train just arrived is from Boston.
boozer said:Grammatically, I find (1) acceptable. The question just asked is interesting...It works with the transitive 'asked' used in a passive sense. I'm not sure that it works with intransitive 'arrive'.
The train just arrived is from Boston.