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Perfect Stranger Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Problems facing hospitals vs faced by hospitals

Howdy,

I've come across the following sentence:

Doctor Cornwell says that removing medical tape is one of the biggest problems facing hospitals.

I'm just wondering... why didn't the speaker use the passive voice here. For instance:

... is one of the biggest problems faced by hospitals.

How would the meaning change?

Thanks
  

Top answer

Perfect Stranger 'm just wondering... why didn't the speaker use the passive voice here. He has the option: they are two ways of saying the same thing.

— Mister Micawber

  • Perfect Stranger 'm just wondering...
  • why didn't the speaker use the passive voice here.
  • He has the option: they are two ways of saying the same thing.
  • Perfect Stranger How would the meaning change?
  • It wouldn't.
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Perfect Stranger'm just wondering... why didn't the speaker use the passive voice here.
He has the option: they are two ways of saying the same thing.
Perfect StrangerHow would the meaning change?
It wouldn't.
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