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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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My polish friend asks about passive
She said "Our meting WILL BE STARTED tomorrow". I've responded it should be "will start". She insists 'Why? It's the passive voice so must be IS STARTED"
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anonymous "Our meeting WILL BE STARTED tomorrow". " It means that the agent will call the meeting to order. Our meeting tomorrow will be started (opened) by the club president.
- anonymous "Our meeting WILL BE STARTED tomorrow".
- " It means that the agent will call the meeting to order.
- Our meeting tomorrow will be started (opened) by the club president.
- The far better and more common usage is the active voice.
- It tells us what time the meeting begins.
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anonymous"Our meeting WILL BE STARTED tomorrow".
It is very uncommon (borderline unnatural) to use the passive with "start." If you want this meaning, the better verb is "open." It means that the agent will call the meeting to order.
Our meeting tomorrow will be started (opened) by the club president.
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