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Picnic Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

I dont get it...passive

if i want to say that something was found , i would say "it has been found" or "it was found" regarding the context, but many times i see on the internet, messages like this: "___ found" blank can be anything.
i never see this:

"___ was found"

i dont understand why people write it, or if it is right, please explain me why...
im pretty sure it has something to do with passive......
  

Top answer

Either is correct. Usage would depend on the normal choice between simple past and present perfect.

— Philip

  • Either is correct.
  • Usage would depend on the normal choice between simple past and present perfect.
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Either is correct. Usage would depend on the normal choice between simple past and present perfect.
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lets say you are looking for something in a search engine and you then see "1 result found" it means "the result has found something" not that it was found
same as:
"i found" (something)
and
" i was found" (be someone, something)
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Picniclets say you are looking for something in a search engine and you then see "1 result found" it means "the result has found something" not that it was found

same as:

"i found" (something)

and

" i was found" (be someone, something)


it means

1 result has been found. or even

The search has found 1 r
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i havent thought about this that way.
interesting...
ill wait for othesr, thank you!
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Picnici havent thought about this that way.
interesting...
ill wait for othesr, thank you!
Very often, past participles are used passively as adjectives. in your example, it actually meant: 1 item (was) found. Depends on how one was taught, some people may disagree with this approach. But it actually makes this kind of usage quite easy to underst
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Picnicand you then see "1 result found" it means "the result has found something" not that it was found
No. This is telegraphic style, where less important words are omitted. (You used to have to pay for every word in a telegram.) Now there are no more telegrams, but this abbreviated style is still used in various contexts, including internet applica
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i understand now, thank you very much!!
are both of you native speaker?
how can i improve my english?
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