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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

lessons to learn? lessons to be learned?

Here's my question.

There are lessons to learn.
There are lessons to be learned.

Which one is correct between these two?
Thank you for your help in advance;-)
  

Top answer

You are more likely to come across the second, although the first might work in some situations.

  • You are more likely to come across the second, although the first might work in some situations.
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You are more likely to come across the second, although the first might work in some situations.
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AnonymousWhich one is correct between these two?
Both are correct. English allows the active form of an infinitive that modifies a noun even when the meaning is passive.

There are a lot of:
lessons to learn
people to meet
things to do
books to read
letters to write
meals to cook
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thank you for the reply^^
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I'll save this thread up! Thumbs up!
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thank you for the answer. it was very helpful^^

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