A：大家都知道，英文的被動語態是由 BE + 及物動詞的過去分詞所構成，換言之，不及物動詞是沒有被動態的。因此，有人便以為所有及物動詞都可用於被動態。其實不然，有些及物動詞並沒有相應的被動態。問題中的 possess 就是這樣一個沒有相應被動態的及物動詞。茲將一些比較常見的沒有被動態的及物動詞臚列如下，供大家參考。
1. 意為「擁有」、「容納」、「缺少」、「由… 組成，構成」的及物動詞，如 possess, hold, lack, comprise 等，不能用於被動態。例如：
- Bill Gates possesses great wealth. (比爾蓋茲擁有大量財富)
Great wealth is possessed by Bill Gates. (誤 — 因為 possess 不能用於被動態。以下錯誤的句子亦適用這項說明) - The cinema holds about 500. (這家電影院能容納約 500 人)
About 500 are held by the cinema. (誤) - Mr. Wang usually lacks confidence. (王先生經常缺乏信心)
Confidence is usually lacked by Mr. Wang. (誤) - The country comprises 26 provinces. (這國家有 26 個省/這國家由 26 個省所組成)
Twenty-six provinces are comprised by the country. (誤)
2. 意為「適合」的及物動詞，如 become, fit, suit 等，不能用於被動態。例如：
- This sort of behavior hardly becomes a person in your position. (這種行為與一個有你這樣地位的人簡直不相稱)
A person in your position is hardly become by this sort of behavior. (誤) - That color really suits her. (那種顏色跟她真的很相配)
She is really suited by that color. (誤) - This dress fits me very well. (這件衣服非常合我的身)
I am fitted very well by this dress. (誤)
3. 意為「意味，意思是；相似，相像」的及物動詞，如 mean, resemble 等，不能用於被動態。例如：
- The red light means “Stop”. (紅燈意味「停」)
“Stop” is meant by the red light. (誤) - She resembles her sister in appearance but not in character. (她的外表像她姊姊，但個性不像)
Her sister is resembled by her in appearance but not in character. (誤)
4. 意為「明白，理解，領會」的及物動詞，如 catch, get, take 等，不能用於被動態。例如：
- I didn’t quite catch your last point. (我不太明白你說的最後一點)
Your last point wasn’t quite caught by me. (誤) - She took me wrong. (她誤解了我的意思)
I was taken wrong by her. (錯誤)
5. 意為「有、吃、接受、度過、經歷」等的及物動詞 have，不能用於被動態。例如：
- I have three sons and two daughters. (我有三兒二女)
Three sons and two daughters are had by me. (誤) - I have already had dinner. (我已吃過晚餐)
Dinner has already been had by me. (誤) - We will have a good Spring Festival. (我們將會過一個愉快的春節)
A good Spring Festival will be had by us. (誤)
6. 意為「維持，夠用」的及物動詞 last，不能用於被動態。例如：
- This food will only last them three days. (這些食物只夠他們吃三天)
They will only be lasted three days by this food. (誤) - This dress has lasted me three years. (這件衣服我已穿了三年)
I have been lasted three years by this dress. (誤)
7. 意為「價值，花費」的及物動詞 cost，不能用於被動態。例如：
- The house cost me a lot of money. (這棟房子花了我很多錢)
I was cost a lot of money by the house. (誤)
8. 意為「(不幸事件) 發生於，降臨在」的及物動詞 befall，不能用於被動態。例如：
- Some misfortune must have befallen them. (某種災禍必定已降臨在他們頭上)
They must have been befallen by some misfortune. (誤)