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Vincent Teo Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Clean / cleaned
Can I say,
They worked until the river was finally cleaned / cleaning / clean again.
They worked until the river was finally cleaned / cleaning / clean again.
Top answer
Hi, Use 'clean'. Clive
- Hi, Use 'clean'.
- Clive
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Hi,
They worked until the river was finally clean again.
why don't we use "cleaned" as passive voice? You could say this, Vincent, but it suggests a less likely scenario (scenario 2 below).
Scenario 1
The river was naturally clean.
They worked until the river was finally clean again.
why don't we use "cleaned" as passive voice? You could say this, Vincent, but it suggests a less likely scenario (scenario 2 below).
Scenario 1
The river was naturally clean.
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