The word Abandon has two meanings
1. Leave somebody or something completely.
2. Stop doing something before it is finished. Now my doubt is why in the second example 'is finished' (in passive form) used here? Why is not active form like 'has finished' used here? Please make corrections above also if I am wrong in my writing (please mark the positions where I am wrong)?
roky0071 Now my doubt is why in the second example 'is finished' (in passive form) used here? Why is the passive form "is finished" used in the second example? Note above how to ask your question.
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roky0071Now my doubt is why in the second example 'is finished' (in passive form) used here?
Why is the passive form "is finished" used in the second example?
Note above how to ask your question.
People finish things. (active)
Things are finished by people. (passive)
"(for a person to) stop doing something before