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Snarf Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Present Tense Query

He brings over the empty basket that is filled with the bread that is supposedly distributed to the needy every Saturday.

So the basket is empty. It's filled up with bread on Saturdays. Is the "is" before "filled" okay there?

Thanks.
  

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Snarf Is the "is" before "filled" okay there? Yes. Filled is passive, not past tense.

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  • Snarf Is the "is" before "filled" okay there?
  • Yes.
  • Filled is passive, not past tense.
  • Here’s a suggestion: He brings over the empty basket that is filled every Saturday with the bread that is supposedly distributed to the needy.
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SnarfIs the "is" before "filled" okay there?
Yes. Filled is passive, not past tense.

Here’s a suggestion:

He brings over the empty basket that is filled every Saturday with the bread that is supposedly distributed to the needy.

(Just flows better to me.)
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Aspara GusYes. Filled is passive, not past tense.
Is "filled" passive in the present tense, though, making it sound like it is both empty and filled at the same time, which makes no sense, or is it passive in the sense that the basket does get filled on the specific day? Sorry, I'm not used to the term "passive" in grammar.

What about a sentence like,
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Snarfmaking it sound like it is both empty and filled at the same time
For a moment, yes, which is why I moved every Saturday.
SnarfWhat about a sentence like, "It will be filled on Saturday." Is that also in the passive voice? Or what about, "It is usually filled on Saturdays"?
Both are passive. An easy way to identi
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Here is my suggestion. When you have a sentence which contains multiple ideas, such as this one, using double "that" or relative clause construction can make it sound clumsy, to me anyway. I would revise it to:
He brings over the empty basket which is to be filled with the bread every Saturday for the needy
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