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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

The accursed symbol 'I'

The accursed symbol 'I' has been driving men insane since the beginning of time itself. It places emphasis on attainment, power and ownership. If commanding others was being done by me, communicating using the passive voice would be done by everyone.

I laughed!

Laughing is being done by me.

Is this correct?
  

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Anonymous I laughed! Is this correct? Well, The first sentence is in the past tense and your "passive voice" version is in present tense.

— Khoff

  • Anonymous I laughed!
  • Is this correct?
  • Well, The first sentence is in the past tense and your "passive voice" version is in present tense.
  • If you're actually laughing at the moment, chances that you can simultaneously describe it are very small.
  • The real problem, though, is that "Laughing is being done by me" is one of the most unnatural and unlikely English sentences I've ever seen.
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AnonymousI laughed! Laughing is being done by me.Is this correct?
Well, The first sentence is in the past tense and your "passive voice" version is in present tense. If you're actually laughing at the moment, chances that you can simultaneously describe it are very small. The real problem, though, is that "Laughing is being done by me" is one of the most u
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