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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Prepositional phrase with by
I came across this sentence and was wondering what the grammar was for the prepositional phrase starting with by.
The European Union says it is emerging from a recession driven by the global economic downturn, but the recovery will be shaky and slow.
It looks a little like passive voice, but there is no "to be" verb.
The European Union says it is emerging from a recession driven by the global economic downturn, but the recovery will be shaky and slow.
It looks a little like passive voice, but there is no "to be" verb.
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The 'be' is elided: a recession [ that was / has been ] driven by the global economic downturn....
- The 'be' is elided: a recession [ that was / has been ] driven by the global economic downturn....
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The 'be' is elided: a recession [that was / has been] driven by the global economic downturn....
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