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Picnic Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Baking or being backer

"stir the sauce while the cake is being baked in the oven"
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"stir the sauce while the cake is baking in the oven"

im not quite sure which one is correct, but I think the latter is wrong because its like saying the cake is baking something.
  

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Either is acceptable. Bake can be used as a transitive verb (it has an object) or as an intransitive verb (no object). I am baking a cake.

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  • Either is acceptable.
  • Bake can be used as a transitive verb (it has an object) or as an intransitive verb (no object).
  • I am baking a cake.
  • The cake is baking .
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Either is acceptable. Bake can be used as a transitive verb (it has an object) or as an intransitive verb (no object). I am baking a cake. The cake is baking.
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You could also just say, "Stir the sauce while the cake is in the oven."
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