The book has been spilled with coffee.
Is the above grammatically correct?
Perhaps we can only say instead “The coffee has been spilled on the book. The “book” in this case can’t be the subject? Can it?
Re: Someone spilled the coffee on the book.
Direct object: coffee
Indirect object: book
When converted to passive voice, either the direct object or indirect object can be the subject. Am I right?
Please rephrase it for me for the best possible wording in passive voice!
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healer The book has been spilled with coffee. Is the above grammatically correct? No.
- healer The book has been spilled with coffee.
- Is the above grammatically correct?
- No.
- healer Perhaps we can only say instead “The coffee has been spilled on the book.
- The “book” in this case can’t be the subject?
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healerThe book has been spilled with coffee.
Is the above grammatically correct?
No.
healerPerhaps we can only say instead “The coffee has been spilled on the book. The “book” in this case can’t be the subject? Can it?
'book' can't be the subject if the verb is 'spill'. No. But 'book' can be the subject if yo
0The pages of the book had coffee stains.
The book was stained by coffee spills.
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