Question

高中英语单项选择Many people ____ death in the earthquake as a result of the delay of the supplies

Many people ____ death in the earthquake as a result of the delay of the supplies.
A.were starved to B.starved to C.were starved D.both A and B
为什么选D？

Answer 1

选A，be starved to 被动语句，正确；选B，主从句，Many people （who）starved to，省略who，正确。所以选D。

Answer 2

starve 既是及物动词，又是不及物动词；
当它作及物动词的时候，有被动语态，be starved to death，这其实也是个固定短语，意思是饿死；
当它作不及物动词时候，可以直接说成starved to death，也是饿死的意思。

Answer 3

starve to do应该是短语，加were难道表被动？