Absent-minded by?
People often bury themselves in their smartphones. As we’re too absent-minded by what’s happening in the virtual some of us have lost conversational skills and sometimes can’t even tell whether a person is happy or not.
Hi, dear teachers. In the text above I am wondering what the function of "by" is. Is it passive form?
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zuotengdazuo As we’re often too absent-minded engrossed by what’s happening in the virtu al, some of us have lost our conversational skills See above. The original is incorrect; "absent-minded" is an adjective, not a verb. zuotengdazuo and sometimes can’t even tell whether a person is happy or not.
- zuotengdazuo As we’re often too absent-minded engrossed by what’s happening in the virtu al, some of us have lost our conversational skills See above.
- The original is incorrect; "absent-minded" is an adjective, not a verb.
- zuotengdazuo and sometimes can’t even tell whether a person is happy or not.
- I don't see how that logically connects with what preceded it.
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zuotengdazuoAs we’re oftentoo absent-mindedengrossed by what’s happening in the virtual, some of us have lost our conversational skills
See above. The original is incorrect; "absent-minded" is an adjective, not a verb.
zuotengdazuoand sometimes can’t even tell whether a person is happy or
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