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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Passives of perception verbs with inanimate subjects
Hello.
Do you think that the following sentence is acceptabale?
1. The branch was heard to snap.
More specifically, is it right for passive sentences of perception verbs to have inanimate subjects?
2.Two gunshots are heard to ring out.
Thank you.
Do you think that the following sentence is acceptabale?
1. The branch was heard to snap.
More specifically, is it right for passive sentences of perception verbs to have inanimate subjects?
2.Two gunshots are heard to ring out.
Thank you.
Top answer
They are possible and occasionally used but usually awkward.
- They are possible and occasionally used but usually awkward.
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They are possible and occasionally used but usually awkward.
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