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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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He was seen to enter the house.
I am a Japanese student who has been studying English. A dictionary says, We saw him enter the house. (active voice)and " He was seen to enter the house."(passive voice) are the same. But an American Teacher says, "I have never heard someone say " He was seen to enter the house." Instead, "He was seen entering the house" is correct. Please tell me which is true?
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Anonymous Please tell me which is true? 'He was seen to enter' is correct for the active-passive transformation exercises that you may be asked to do, and it is grammatically correct; it is just uncommon in real English. 'Seen entering' is common, especially in the newspapers.
- Anonymous Please tell me which is true?
- 'He was seen to enter' is correct for the active-passive transformation exercises that you may be asked to do, and it is grammatically correct; it is just uncommon in real English.
- 'Seen entering' is common, especially in the newspapers.
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AnonymousPlease tell me which is true?'He was seen to enter' is correct for the active-passive transformation exercises that you may be asked to do, and it is grammatically correct; it is just uncommon in real English. 'Seen entering' is common, especially in the newspapers.
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