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Exodejavu Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Past/beyond? the shelf life
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The problem has been attributed to a bottle shortage which has led some brewers to
repeatedly reuse bottles that are long ___ their shelf life.
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The given answer is "past."
There is another option "beyond." Can it also be filled in that blank?
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The problem has been attributed to a bottle shortage which has led some brewers to
repeatedly reuse bottles that are long ___ their shelf life.
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The given answer is "past."
There is another option "beyond." Can it also be filled in that blank?
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"Beyond" is often used, but "past" is more common. Also, the date is/has expired. - has gone by.
- "Beyond" is often used, but "past" is more common.
- Also, the date is/has expired.
- - has gone by.
- I don't understand the implication of the sentence.
- (1) Does "repeatedly" mean they "reuse" the same bottle again and again?
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"Beyond" is often used, but "past" is more common. Also, the date is/has expired. - has gone by.
I don't understand the implication of the sentence.
(1) Does "repeatedly" mean they "reuse" the same bottle again and again? With or without the same contents?
Are we saying that the bottle itself (glass, I presume) has a shelf life? I think they've been reused sinc
I don't understand the implication of the sentence.
(1) Does "repeatedly" mean they "reuse" the same bottle again and again? With or without the same contents?
Are we saying that the bottle itself (glass, I presume) has a shelf life? I think they've been reused sinc
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The correct answer here is: past.
Because, the expression: ... bottles that are long __ their shelf life.
, is written in the pasive voice, which means that after BE follows a Past Participle Verb, that in this case must be "past". Since "long" acts as an adverb here.
The only way that "beyond" might be possibly used in, is if "long" acted as a verb, which in t
Because, the expression: ... bottles that are long __ their shelf life.
, is written in the pasive voice, which means that after BE follows a Past Participle Verb, that in this case must be "past". Since "long" acts as an adverb here.
The only way that "beyond" might be possibly used in, is if "long" acted as a verb, which in t
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Hi, Tim. Can I say, "I swam far beyond my limit"? Or, when making a short speech, "I see that I am beyond my limit"?
I don't think it's passive voice, any more than "The bottle is red," is passive voice.
You can replace "red" with a prepositional phrase: "This bottle is under warantee." "That bottle is out of reach."
Am I missing something?
Best wishes, -
I don't think it's passive voice, any more than "The bottle is red," is passive voice.
You can replace "red" with a prepositional phrase: "This bottle is under warantee." "That bottle is out of reach."
Am I missing something?
Best wishes, -
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