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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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It's advisable/advised

0Which one is more natural?02br
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00It's advisable or It's advised that you do your homework with minimal help.02br
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0Hello.02br
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001) It's advised that you do your homework with minimal help.02br
002) It's advisable that you do your homework with minimal help.02br
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00The first one is grammatical but the second one isn't, I think.0-
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0Can you explain why the second isn't? 0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Which one is more natural?12br
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10It's advisable or It's advised that ...12br
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10The first is far more natural to my ear.02br
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0Seems that the second one is also grammatical, doesn't it?0-
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0 I'm sure it's grammatical to say 01i00It is advised ..02i00, but it strikes me as awkward, or at least unidiomatic.02br
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0Thanks, everyone. I believe the reason is that advised is the passive form and this type of construction generally pefers the adjective as follows:02br
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00Please be informed that ... , It's understandable that ...It's advisable that ...02br
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00Can I say that?0-
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0 Yes. And you can use 01i00advised02i00 in the "please be" formula:02br
01i00Please be advised that I will take legal action if you continue to throw up on my shoes. 02i02br
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0Hello.02br
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00Not only 01b00"Please be advised that..."02b00 but also the following ones are often used in formal writing, aren't they?02br
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01b00- Please be assured that...02br
00- Please be informed that...02br
00- Please be noted that...02br
00- Please be reminded that...02b

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