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Jackson6612 Posted 13 years ago
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has been benefited
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Is the sentence below in passive voice? Please note that there is no form of verb 'be' being used such as 'has been benefited'. Please help me. Thanks.
The economy has benefited greatly from the new scientific innovations.
Is the sentence below in passive voice? Please note that there is no form of verb 'be' being used such as 'has been benefited'. Please help me. Thanks.
The economy has benefited greatly from the new scientific innovations.
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Jackson6612 The economy has benefited greatly from the new scientific innovations. It is the present perfect, active voice. This is apparently one of those rather rare verbs that can be used either transitively or intransitively.
- Jackson6612 The economy has benefited greatly from the new scientific innovations.
- It is the present perfect, active voice.
- This is apparently one of those rather rare verbs that can be used either transitively or intransitively.
- r=66 Your sentence uses the intransitive version.
- Here is the transitive version of the same sentence: The new scientific inventions have greatly benefited the economy.
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Jackson6612The economy has benefited greatly from the new scientific innovations.It is the present perfect, active voice.
This is apparently one of those rather rare verbs that can be used either transitively or intransitively. See definitions 5, 6 http://diction
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AlpheccaStars Jackson6612The economy has benefited greatly from the new scientific innovations.It is the present perfect, active voice.This is apparently one of those rather rare verbs that can be used either transitively or intransitively. See definitions 5, 6 http://dictionary.r
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