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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Does the following make sense?
Is a decision likely to be reached this week?
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It makes sense to me, Anon. All the best, MrP
- It makes sense to me, Anon.
- All the best, MrP
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Dear friend,
this is perfectly okay in terms of grammaticality, though questions may arise in terms of pragmatics in certain contexts. The general guideline is to use active constructions unless there is a good reason for resorting to passive voice. Thus, you could well rephrase the original sentence by the following:
Is the committee likely to reach a decision this week?
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this is perfectly okay in terms of grammaticality, though questions may arise in terms of pragmatics in certain contexts. The general guideline is to use active constructions unless there is a good reason for resorting to passive voice. Thus, you could well rephrase the original sentence by the following:
Is the committee likely to reach a decision this week?
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