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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Are both correct?

We're praying for her pain to ease off/to be eased off.
  

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We're praying for her pain to ease.

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We're praying for her pain to ease.
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Why not ease off? Ease off is the phrasal verb used for saying that a pain has become less strong. And is 'to be eased off' incorrect?
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"to be eased off" sounds wrong to me because it's passive.

The pain eased off sounds OK — not great, but OK — but The pain was eased off sounds wrong.

I recommend ... for her pain to subside.

CJ
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Not affiliated to any religion, would it be correct to say I hope/wish her pain to ease?
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Odessa DawnNot affiliated to any religion, would it be correct to say I hope/wish her pain to ease?
I hope her pain will ease. / I hope her pain eases.

I don't think I'd use the verb "wish" in this kind of statement.

CJ
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