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In advanced English syntax and diathesis, voice conversion requires precise transformations regarding subject-verb inversion, object promotion, agent demotion, and morphological adjustments, especially when dealing with ditransitive verbs, modal verbs, and complex clauses. Consider the following four advanced propositions regarding active and passive voice conversion:I. When converting a ditransitive active sentence with two objects (direct and indirect) into the passive voice, either object can theoretically be promoted to the subject position; however, promoting the indirect (animate) object is stylistically preferred in standard formal English.II. In passive constructions involving modal auxiliary verbs in past counterfactual contexts (e.g., 'should have done', 'might have solved'), the passive voice requires the auxiliary structure to be followed by 'been' and the past participle ('should have been done'), preserving the perfect aspect.III. Intransitive verbs that take a cognate object (e.g., *'to live a life'*, *'to dream a dream'*) can never be passivized under any circumstances because they lack a true patient role required for syntactic promotion.IV. When an active sentence contains a factitive or causative verb governing an objective complement (e.g., *'They elected him president'*), the objective complement becomes the subject of the passive clause, resulting in *'President was elected him'*.Identify the option that correctly evaluates the grammatical, syntactic, and semantic validity of propositions I, II, III, and IV according to standard English grammar and English passive voice theory.
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Detailed Explanation
Let us analyze each proposition in detail according to standard English grammar and English passive voice theory:
• Proposition I is correct. Ditransitive verbs (verbs taking two objects, e.g., 'give', 'send', 'teach') can form two distinct passive structures by promoting either the direct or indirect object. However, promoting the indirect (animate/recipient) object as the subject is generally more natural and stylistically preferred in standard formal discourse.
• Proposition II is correct. In passive constructions with modal auxiliaries in the perfect aspect (such as 'should have done' or 'might have completed'), the correct passive transformation requires inserting 'been' before the past participle, yielding 'should have been done' or 'might have been completed'.
• Proposition III is incorrect. While intransitive verbs typically cannot be passivized, those taking a cognate object (an object etymologically or semantically cognate with the verb, such as *'She dreamed a strange dream'* or *'He lived a noble life'*) can indeed be converted into the passive voice (e.g., *'A strange dream was dreamed by her'*).
• Proposition IV is incorrect. When an active sentence has a factitive or causative verb with an objective complement (e.g., *'They elected him president'*), the direct object ('him') becomes the subject ('He'), and the objective complement ('president') remains as a subject complement following the verb, producing *'He was elected president'*, not *'President was elected him'*.
Therefore, propositions I and II are correct, while III and IV are incorrect.
• Proposition I is correct. Ditransitive verbs (verbs taking two objects, e.g., 'give', 'send', 'teach') can form two distinct passive structures by promoting either the direct or indirect object. However, promoting the indirect (animate/recipient) object as the subject is generally more natural and stylistically preferred in standard formal discourse.
• Proposition II is correct. In passive constructions with modal auxiliaries in the perfect aspect (such as 'should have done' or 'might have completed'), the correct passive transformation requires inserting 'been' before the past participle, yielding 'should have been done' or 'might have been completed'.
• Proposition III is incorrect. While intransitive verbs typically cannot be passivized, those taking a cognate object (an object etymologically or semantically cognate with the verb, such as *'She dreamed a strange dream'* or *'He lived a noble life'*) can indeed be converted into the passive voice (e.g., *'A strange dream was dreamed by her'*).
• Proposition IV is incorrect. When an active sentence has a factitive or causative verb with an objective complement (e.g., *'They elected him president'*), the direct object ('him') becomes the subject ('He'), and the objective complement ('president') remains as a subject complement following the verb, producing *'He was elected president'*, not *'President was elected him'*.
Therefore, propositions I and II are correct, while III and IV are incorrect.
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