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Doanbichngoc Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Passive?
change into passive : " Enter by this door" (A notice)
Is it all right if I write : Let this door be entered?
thanks,
Is it all right if I write : Let this door be entered?
thanks,
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Hi, change into passive : " Enter by this door" (A notice) Is it all right if I write : Let this door be entered? No, that's not right at all. You'd need to say something like 'This room is to be entered by this door', or 'Let this room be entered by this door'.
- Hi, change into passive : " Enter by this door" (A notice) Is it all right if I write : Let this door be entered?
- No, that's not right at all.
- You'd need to say something like 'This room is to be entered by this door', or 'Let this room be entered by this door'.
- But this is awkward and terrible, terrible style.
- Native speakers would just laugh at this.
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Hi,
change into passive : " Enter by this door" (A notice)
Is it all right if I write : Let this door be entered?
No, that's not right at all.
You'd need to say something like 'This room is to be entered by this door',
or 'Let this room be entered by this door'. But this is awkward and terrible, terrible style. Native speakers woul
change into passive : " Enter by this door" (A notice)
Is it all right if I write : Let this door be entered?
No, that's not right at all.
You'd need to say something like 'This room is to be entered by this door',
or 'Let this room be entered by this door'. But this is awkward and terrible, terrible style. Native speakers woul
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Hi,
No! It doesn't work this way. We do not arbitrarily make a sentence passive. When we do, we need to be clear that there are two types of passive: 1) involves an agent which is denoted with "by" i.e. The robber was chased by the policeman. 2) agentless passive which usually is used to describe an action being completed without mentioning the person who carried out the act.
No! It doesn't work this way. We do not arbitrarily make a sentence passive. When we do, we need to be clear that there are two types of passive: 1) involves an agent which is denoted with "by" i.e. The robber was chased by the policeman. 2) agentless passive which usually is used to describe an action being completed without mentioning the person who carried out the act.
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