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Marshmellow_coffee Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

active voice or passive voice?

Hi!

I'd like to ask which one is the correct one:

1) A lot of gum stuck on the ground.

2) A lot of gum was stuck on the ground.

Thanks!
  

Top answer

Hi Marshmellow_coffee I don't really like either sentence very much. " or "A lot of gum was on the ground".

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  • Hi Marshmellow_coffee I don't really like either sentence very much.
  • " or "A lot of gum was on the ground".
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Hi Marshmellow_coffee

I don't really like either sentence very much. I'd simply say "There was a lot of gum on the ground." or "A lot of gum was on the ground".






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I'd say "to" the ground.

1) you focus on the gum & the condition of the floor

2) looks as if someone stuck the gum there...

(just a wild guess!!!)
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Thanks the two of you! Both answers are very helpful Emotion: smile
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I agree that the word 'to' would be better, but I still don't like the two sentences very much. Let's try some different examples.

I went for a walk but didn't notice that there was gum on the ground.
What happened:
I stepped on a wad of gum and the gum stuck to my shoe.

After my walk, I looked at the bottoms of my shoes.
What I saw after my wa
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