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Kenny1999 Posted 4 years ago
Grammar
Everything about "sell"?
Is it true that sell can be used both as an active verb and passive verb?
e.g. Vegetables sell very well today
e.g. Vegetables are sold very well today
by the way, is sell for $10 or sell at $10 or both correct?
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kenny1999 Is it true that sell can be used both as an active verb and passive verb? It's not really passive. It's called "middle voice" when you say something like "Vegetables are selling very well today".
- kenny1999 Is it true that sell can be used both as an active verb and passive verb?
- It's not really passive.
- It's called "middle voice" when you say something like "Vegetables are selling very well today".
- And yes, with some verbs you can do that.
- "Vegetables are sold here every day" is the passive form.
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kenny1999Is it true that sell can be used both as an active verb and passive verb?
It's not really passive. It's called "middle voice" when you say something like "Vegetables are selling very well today". And yes, with some verbs you can do that.
"Vegetables are sold here every day" is the passive form.
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