英文文法中，有些字的用法比較特殊，時而主動，時而被動。需注意其用法:
sit=be seated =seat oneself (坐)
Cindy sat by the window. (Cindy 坐在窗邊)
=Cindy was seated by the window.
=Cindy seated herself by the window.
lie =be located = be situated (位於)
Yangmingshan National Park lies on the north of Taiwan. (陽明山位於台灣北部)
=Yangmingshan National Park is located on the north of Taiwan.
=Yangmingshan National Park is situated on the north of Taiwan.
dress onself in = be dressed in (穿著)
Linda dressed herself in a yellow dress.(Linda穿著一件黃色的洋裝)
=Linda was dressed in a yellow dress.
take place= be held(舉行)
The basketball game will take place tomorrow.(籃球比賽將於明天舉行)
=The basketball game will be held tomorrow.
文法練習
( C )1. Mary is ________ a pink T-shirt which she bought the day before yesterday.
(A) dressed by (B)dressing by (C) dressed in (D) dressing in
( A )2. Kenting National Park _______ on the sourthern tip of Taiwan.
(A) is situated (B)lay (C)is standing (D) is lain
( B )3. Judy was ________ next to me while we were in elementary school.
(A) sat (B) seated (C) sitting (D) seating