Sentence correctness
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I have a question on this sentence.
Having stolen the money, the thief was searched by the police.
My opinion
The construction sounds odd to me: The second part of the sentence is in passive voice.
If it were in active voice it would sound better—for example, "...the thief rushed to take the 5 'O clock train".
Please give your comments.
Top answer
the thief rushed to take the 5 'O clock train". I agree that the active is better; nevertheless, the original sentence with the passive is not grammatically wrong. What bothers me more about the original is that it doesn't portray an authentic scenario.
- the thief rushed to take the 5 'O clock train".
- I agree that the active is better; nevertheless, the original sentence with the passive is not grammatically wrong.
- What bothers me more about the original is that it doesn't portray an authentic scenario.
- It sounds as if the police already knew that he had stolen the money, and they searched the thief because they knew that.
- In the real situation police search a person (who would not yet be called a thief) because they suspect that he has stolen the money (and is therefore a thief).
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vsureshIf it were in active voice it would sound better—for example, "...the thief rushed to take the 5 'O clock train".
I agree that the active is better; nevertheless, the original sentence with the passive is not grammatically wrong.
What bothers me more about the original is that it doesn't portray an authentic scenario.
It sounds as if the
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