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Anintita Posted 10 years ago
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Discussion in the meeting to be held(1) next week will focus(2) on ideas concerns(3) the distribution of
the department budget(4)
The answer is 3 , I understand that it should change into concerning. But, I also wonder why 2 is correct, in my opinion, I think it should be "will be focused" because the subject discussion is not the person.
Please explain this to me
Thank you
Discussion in the meeting to be held(1) next week will focus(2) on ideas concerns(3) the distribution of
the department budget(4)
The answer is 3 , I understand that it should change into concerning. But, I also wonder why 2 is correct, in my opinion, I think it should be "will be focused" because the subject discussion is not the person.
Please explain this to me
Thank you
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Anintita I think it should be "will be focused" because the subject discussion is not the person. Well, you thought wrong, didn't you? "focus" is one of those verbs that can be used in the active or the passive voice without changing the meaning.
- Anintita I think it should be "will be focused" because the subject discussion is not the person.
- Well, you thought wrong, didn't you?
- "focus" is one of those verbs that can be used in the active or the passive voice without changing the meaning.
- While your version may be technically "more correct", it's common to use the active with "focus".
- Thus, inanimate activities like discussions can "focus on (something)".
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AnintitaI think it should be "will be focused" because the subject discussion is not the person.Well, you thought wrong, didn't you?
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