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MrT Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Punctuation

Would you put a comma here?

His property was sold, with half being bought by his neighbour.

Or can it be omitted?
  

Top answer

I'd keep it or revise the sentence.

— Mister Micawber

  • I'd keep it or revise the sentence.
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9 Answers
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I'd keep it or revise the sentence.
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Thanks a lot for a lightning answer! I`d better keep it. It is an example of the present participle in the passive, very much needed for my work
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Great hint! But with 'with' it will be much clearer for a non-native learner though. You know two 'passives' one next to the other doesn't sound good even to such a non-native speaker as me
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"don't" - sorry, obvious
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MrT. You know two 'passives' one next to the other doesn't sound good
Funny; it sounds fine to this native speaker.
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It proves I read the wrong books Emotion: big smile

3. Misuse of the passive.

Grammarians condemn such constructions as t
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MrTThe report that is proposed to be made.
That is not the same structure as what I have suggested. That one presents a passive as verb complement of a passive.


His property was sold, half being bought by his neighbour. — This presents an adverbial non-finite clause.
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I see the difference. Thank you!

I thought that double passive is double passive. Here we can see that:

SVVO (subject, verb, verb, object - one sentence) as in the example sounds awkward.

The first sentence mentioned has two clauses SV, SVO, and the latter is a complement of the first verb. Clear.
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