Gets/Is held back
Al comes out of the bathroom to see John flirting with Tonya at the bar. Al gets/is held back from running up there.
Are both "gets" and "is" correct in the context? Which one would you go with?
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anonymous Are both "gets" and "is" correct in the context? Neither version convinces me that there is a connection between that and the sentence that precedes it. At first I thought he might have been held back by, for example, suddenly remembering he had left his phone in the restroom.
- anonymous Are both "gets" and "is" correct in the context?
- Neither version convinces me that there is a connection between that and the sentence that precedes it.
- At first I thought he might have been held back by, for example, suddenly remembering he had left his phone in the restroom.
- Here's a good place to use the active voice.
- [ ........
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anonymousAre both "gets" and "is" correct in the context?
Neither version convinces me that there is a connection between that and the sentence that precedes it.
At first I thought he might have been held back by, for example, suddenly remembering he had left his phone in the restroom.
Here's a good place to use the active voice.
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