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Prajwalkr Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
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Hi
Would this sentence be acceptable in standard English:
That he writes good poems was believed by them.
I understand that the sentence does sound a lot odd, but would you consider it?
Thank you.
Prajwal
Would this sentence be acceptable in standard English:
That he writes good poems was believed by them.
I understand that the sentence does sound a lot odd, but would you consider it?
Thank you.
Prajwal
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Prajwal; It is grammatically fine. A noun clause is the subject. The better phrasing, of course, is the active voice, rather than passive voice.
- Prajwal; It is grammatically fine.
- A noun clause is the subject.
- The better phrasing, of course, is the active voice, rather than passive voice.
- Many people who advise on writing style frown on the passive voice.
- They believed that he writes good poems.
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Prajwal;
It is grammatically fine.
A noun clause is the subject.
The better phrasing, of course, is the active voice, rather than passive voice.
Many people who advise on writing style frown on the passive voice.
They believed that he writes good poems.
It is grammatically fine.
A noun clause is the subject.
The better phrasing, of course, is the active voice, rather than passive voice.
Many people who advise on writing style frown on the passive voice.
They believed that he writes good poems.
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Thank you very much, A.S.
I was asked
AlpheccaStarsThey believed that he writes good poems.
I was asked
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the first sentence has a dummy it. So, to be faithfully transformed, you have to avoid adding an agent.
2. That he writes good poems was believed.
2. That he writes good poems was believed.
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AlpheccaStarsthe first sentence has a dummy it. So, to be faithfully transformed, you have to avoid adding an agent.Thanks a lot!!!
Prajwal
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