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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Sentence Structure! (Q)

"Getting this done is tougher than office work."

Is "Getting this done" a passive voice structure? As get = be in passive voice.

Please explain me this sentence structure of above-mentioned sentence.

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Anonymous Is "Getting this done" a passive voice structure? No; it is a causative or coercive structure, but active voice. Anonymous Please explain to me the sentence structure of the sentence above .

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Is "Getting this done" a passive voice structure?
  • No; it is a causative or coercive structure, but active voice.
  • Anonymous Please explain to me the sentence structure of the sentence above .
  • Getting this done = nonfinite gerundial clause, the subject of the sentence.
  • is = main verb tougher than office work = comparative phrase acting as predicate complement
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AnonymousIs "Getting this done" a passive voice structure?
No; it is a causative or coercive structure, but active voice.
AnonymousPlease explain to me the sentence structure of the sentence above.
Getting this done = nonfinite gerundial clause, the subject of the sentence.
is =
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