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Soulfege Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
"Cast" in Present Simple Passive
Hi all!
I'm writing a poem and am not sure how to apply the word "cast" into a Present Simple Passive form.
It goes like this:
"I'm standing by you, my shadow -- cast -- over you"
My gut feeling is:
"I'm standing by you, my shadow's cast over you" (that is: my shadow is cast)
I think this is the proper application, since "cast" is irregular, right?
Thank you very much in advance!
I'm writing a poem and am not sure how to apply the word "cast" into a Present Simple Passive form.
It goes like this:
"I'm standing by you, my shadow -- cast -- over you"
My gut feeling is:
"I'm standing by you, my shadow's cast over you" (that is: my shadow is cast)
I think this is the proper application, since "cast" is irregular, right?
Thank you very much in advance!
Top answer
Both formulations are correct, but "I'm standing by you, my shadow's cast over you" is a comma splice (though there may be more flexibility about this in a poem than would be the case in prose).
- Both formulations are correct, but "I'm standing by you, my shadow's cast over you" is a comma splice (though there may be more flexibility about this in a poem than would be the case in prose).
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Both formulations are correct, but "I'm standing by you, my shadow's cast over you" is a comma splice (though there may be more flexibility about this in a poem than would be the case in prose).
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Thanks GPY! So "my shadow is cast" rather than "is casted" or "is being casted" is the correct choice?
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Soulfege Thanks GPY! So "my shadow is cast" rather than "is casted" or "is being casted" is the correct choice?Yes.
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