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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
active vs. passive voice
0 always confused with the following expression 02 br
00 1. he is to blame for xxx 02 br
00 2. where are you headed 02 br
00 Can anyone explain why it isn't "he is to BE BLAMED" or "where are you headING" ? 02 br
00 ps. sorry that these two examples might have been asked by others before 0-
00 1. he is to blame for xxx 02 br
00 2. where are you headed 02 br
00 Can anyone explain why it isn't "he is to BE BLAMED" or "where are you headING" ? 02 br
00 ps. sorry that these two examples might have been asked by others before 0-
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02 br 02 br 00 Your subject title tells the story. Why does anyone ever choose to use the passive voice? 02 br 02 br 00 "He is to be blamed" has the much more condeming or accusatory tone of your two examples.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Your subject title tells the story.
- Why does anyone ever choose to use the passive voice?
- 02 br 02 br 00 "He is to be blamed" has the much more condeming or accusatory tone of your two examples.
- It has the flavor of "He 01 b 00 should 02 b 00 be blamed," while "he is to blame for" indicates responsibility but perhaps not bad intention.
- Perhaps "to blame for" is an idiom.
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0 Your options 01 b 00 are 02 b 00 often used. 02 br
02 br
00 Your subject title tells the story. Why does anyone ever choose to use the passive voice? "Where are you headed?" simply doesn't imply [so much] that the person being questioned is actively involved at this very moment in going somewhere. 02 br
02 br
00 "He is to be blamed" has the muc
02 br
00 Your subject title tells the story. Why does anyone ever choose to use the passive voice? "Where are you headed?" simply doesn't imply [so much] that the person being questioned is actively involved at this very moment in going somewhere. 02 br
02 br
00 "He is to be blamed" has the muc
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