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In advanced English morphosyntax and voice diathesis, the passive conversion of active sentences containing complex structures—such as quasi-passive (middle) verbs, object complements, complex prepositional verbs, and implicit agent demotion—requires precise syntactic adjustments. Consider the following four propositions regarding active-passive voice transformations: I. Active sentences featuring middle verbs (or pseudo-passives) that describe an inherent attribute or property of the subject rather than a discrete event caused by an external agent (e.g., *'This delicate silk fabric washes easily'* or *'The new novel sells very well'*) can readily undergo standard subject-promotion passivization, yielding *'This delicate silk fabric is washed easily by someone.'* II. When an active sentence contains a factitive or resultative object complement following a direct object (e.g., *'The executive board appointed Dr. Harrison director of the research institute'*, where *'director of the research institute'* is a noun phrase object complement), the passive transformation must promote the object complement to the subject position, resulting in *'Director of the research institute was appointed Dr. Harrison by the executive board.'* III. Phrasal verbs comprising a lexical verb and a tightly bound prepositional or adverbial particle must preserve their particle intact immediately adjacent to the verb in the passive transform to maintain idiomatic semantic unity (e.g., *'The investigating committee looked into the financial anomalies'* correctly transforms into *'The financial anomalies were looked into by the investigating committee.'*) IV. When an active clause takes a nominalized complement clause acting as a direct object (e.g., *'Analysts believe that the macroeconomic indicators will rebound next quarter'*) and is converted using a dummy subject *'it'* (impersonal passive construction), the transformation yields *'It is believed that the macroeconomic indicators will rebound next quarter.'* Identify the option that correctly evaluates the syntactic and grammatical validity of propositions I, II, III, and IV.
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Detailed Explanation
To determine the correct evaluation, let us analyze each proposition based on advanced English morphosyntax and voice conversion rules:
* **Proposition I is incorrect.** Middle verbs (such as *wash*, *sell*, *read*, *cut*) are intransitive-like constructions that describe inherent qualities of the subject. They are active in form but passive in meaning and **cannot** be converted into a standard passive voice structure (*'This delicate silk fabric is washed easily'* is ungrammatical if agent-promoted).
* **Proposition II is incorrect.** In a clause with an object complement, the direct object (*Dr. Harrison*) must become the new subject, while the object complement remains as a subject complement following the copular verb. The correct passive is *'Dr. Harrison was appointed director of the research institute by the executive board.'*
* **Proposition III is correct.** Phrasal and prepositional verbs retain their particle in the passive voice because the verb and particle function as a single semantic unit governing the prepositional object (*'The financial anomalies were looked into...'*).
* **Proposition IV is correct.** Active clauses with propositional object clauses frequently use the impersonal passive construction with the dummy pronoun 'it' as the surface subject (*'It is believed that...'*).
For a detailed overview of voice diathesis and grammatical transformations, consult the Wikipedia Reference on English passive voice structures.
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