Verbs with no passive -Part 1

Some verbs do not have a passive form. Here are some examples:

Verbs without Passives:
- break out
- let
- die
- occur
- disappear
- pass away
- escape
- race
- exist
- resemble
- flee
- suit
- get
- survive
- happen
- take place


Some common errors in the use of active and passive are as follows:

admit (to take into hospital to receive treatment)

Wrong - The driver admitted to hospital after the traffic accident.
Correct - The driver was admitted to hospital after the traffic accident.

We use the passive form for the verb admit here because the driver
does not perform the action.