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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Continuous passive

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Can you please explain continuous passive form in the folowing? Why isn't it simple passive?

"While it does not matter where a client mounts a server in its directory hierarchy, it is important to notice that different clients can have a different view of the file system. The name of a file depends on where it is being accessed from, and how that machine has set up its file system."

  

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" That form would work well, too. Sometimes it is difficult to understand the difference between such things. The difference here is that the writer wants us to understand that s/he is thinking about the process while people are using the system.

  • " That form would work well, too.
  • Sometimes it is difficult to understand the difference between such things.
  • The difference here is that the writer wants us to understand that s/he is thinking about the process while people are using the system.
  • A little attention is brought to that idea with this tense.
  • When you are hit, your body and mind react.
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So you want to know why it isn't "where it is accessed from." That form would work well, too. Sometimes it is difficult to understand the difference between such things. The difference here is that the writer wants us to understand that s/he is thinking about the process while people are using the system. A little attention is brought to that idea with this tense.

When you are hit, your

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