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Kolridg Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
"has been seen few times" - stative or dynamic use of verb
Seagulls has been seen few times here this year.
Is verb "see" used as stative or dynamic here?
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This version is OK. We have been seeing seagulls here.
- This version is OK.
- We have been seeing seagulls here.
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I would say "dynamic" because there is an action and there are the clue words "a few times".
"Seagulls" is the object of an action. What did you see? Seagulls. The sentence is a passive construction using present perfect.
(Active, present tense) We see seagulls eating garbage outside that restaurant.
(Passive, present tense) Seagulls are often seen eating garbage outside th
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