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Lcchang Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Present continous passive

Dear teachers,

I found the following sentences in my textbook:

More and more accidents are being caused by drunk drivers every year.

Health and nutrition issues are being valued highly these days.

  1. Why are the present continous passive tense used here?

  2. Can I just say " are caused " because the first sentence seems to me a permanent truth and is occurred year after year?

  3. Can I just say " have been valued " for the second sentence because I saw " these days " in this sentence?
Please advise,

LCChang
  

Top answer

Hi, More and more accidents are being caused by drunk drivers every year. Health and nutrition issues are being valued highly these days. Why is the present continous passive tense used here?

— Clive

  • Hi, More and more accidents are being caused by drunk drivers every year.
  • Health and nutrition issues are being valued highly these days.
  • Why is the present continous passive tense used here?
  • The writer uses the passive to put the major emphasis on 'more and more accidents', and less on the 'drunk drivers'.
  • The continuous stresses that this is happening all the time.
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Hi,

More and more accidents are being caused by drunk drivers every year.

Health and nutrition issues are being valued highly these days.

  1. Why is the present continous passive tense used here? The wr
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CliveHi,

More and more accidents are being caused by drunk drivers every year.

Health and nutrition issues are being valued highly these days.

  1. Why is the present continous passive tense used her
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Hi again,

I said that The continuous stresses that this is happening all the time. You would lose that emphasis. The simple tense states it more as a simple fact.

Best wishes again, Clive
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