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Qim Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

Passive voice

Despte the passive voice I prefer the second sentence. Which do you think is better, as part of a longer paragraph?

Usually, it was easy to see the shop from the window, but today the parked bus hid it.

Usually, it was easy to see the shop from the window, but today it was hidden by the bus.
  

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I prefer the second. You want the bus in a prominent position, not it . CJ

  • I prefer the second.
  • You want the bus in a prominent position, not it .
  • CJ
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I prefer the second. You want the bus in a prominent position, not it.

CJ

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