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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

'being'

I'm sure you can given that the authoritarian rules of grammar are ignored by the zeitgeist of this egalitarian society

I'm sure you can given that the authoritarian rules of grammar are 'being' ignored by the zeitgeist of this egalitarian society

Could you explain, please?
  

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The first one is simple present passive: they ignore the rules of grammar -> the rules of grammar are ignored The second one is the passive form of the present continuous tense: they are ignoring the rules of grammar -> the rules of grammar are being ignored The second one has a stronger sense of activity in progress now. " (assuming that's what it's supposed to mean, and something hasn't just gone wrong).

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  • The first one is simple present passive: they ignore the rules of grammar -> the rules of grammar are ignored The second one is the passive form of the present continuous tense: they are ignoring the rules of grammar -> the rules of grammar are being ignored The second one has a stronger sense of activity in progress now.
  • " (assuming that's what it's supposed to mean, and something hasn't just gone wrong).
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The first one is simple present passive:

they ignore the rules of grammar -> the rules of grammar are ignored

The second one is the passive form of the present continuous tense:

they are ignoring the rules of grammar -> the rules of grammar are being ignored

The second one has a stronger sense of activity in progress now.
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