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Matthew_07 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Scattered around in & Made Fun of by
Are these sentences grammatically correct?
(i) The items were scattered around in the field? (or should I delete "in"?)
(ii) He was being made fun of by his classmates at school. (or should I delete "being"?)
Thanks.
(i) The items were scattered around in the field? (or should I delete "in"?)
(ii) He was being made fun of by his classmates at school. (or should I delete "being"?)
Thanks.
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-- Yes . -- No, you cannot. However, the sentence is very awkward in the passive voice.
- -- Yes .
- -- No, you cannot.
- However, the sentence is very awkward in the passive voice.
- You should convert it to active voice.
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(i) should I delete "in"?-- Yes.
(ii) should I delete "being"?-- No, you cannot. However, the sentence is very awkward in the passive voice. You should convert it to active voice.
(ii) should I delete "being"?-- No, you cannot. However, the sentence is very awkward in the passive voice. You should convert it to active voice.
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