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Tntpoe Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

sell be sold

This book sells well.
This book is sold well.

Both are ok???? and why??
  

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These are OK: This book sells well. This book is sold in large numbers. 'Well' refers to the popularity of the book, not to the sales method.

  • These are OK: This book sells well.
  • This book is sold in large numbers.
  • 'Well' refers to the popularity of the book, not to the sales method.
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These are OK:

This book sells well.
This book is sold in large numbers.

'Well' refers to the popularity of the book, not to the sales method.
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Hi,

This book sells well. This is an idiomatic way of saying that a lot of people buy this book.

This book is sold well. This sounds like the method of selling it is very good.
eg Perhaps each person who buys a book is given

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