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Quaerereverum Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Passive or active

Hello,

If I use passive, do my sentence sound wrong when I'm speaking?

For example, ''over-irrigation can lead crops to be spoiled.''

Thank you in advance
  

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No, but I'd change your sentence to: "Over-irrigation can lead to crops becoming/being spoiled ". BillJ

— BillJ

  • No, but I'd change your sentence to: "Over-irrigation can lead to crops becoming/being spoiled ".
  • BillJ
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No, but I'd change your sentence to:

"Over-irrigation can lead to crops becoming/being spoiled".

BillJ
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Or, I can say over-irrigation can lead to crops spoilage. Emotion: smile
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quaereeverumcrops spoilage.
Hmm. I don't see any reason to alter the usual pattern for a compound noun by making the first one plural.

I'd stick with the normal structure and say "crop spoilage".

CJ
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