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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
the passive
Hi! I have got a question concerning the passive. I hope you can help.
They can solve the problem without help.
The problem can be solved by them without help.
or
The problem can be solved without help by them.
Which of the two is correct, maybe both?
Thanks in advance
They can solve the problem without help.
The problem can be solved by them without help.
or
The problem can be solved without help by them.
Which of the two is correct, maybe both?
Thanks in advance
Top answer
There's little point in using the passive if you say who did the action. I opend the box. The box was opened.
- There's little point in using the passive if you say who did the action.
- I opend the box.
- The box was opened.
- It's silly to say The box was opened by me unless you need to specify it was the box that I opened, while the closet was opened by someone else.
- Your base sentence was: They can solve the problem without help.
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There's little point in using the passive if you say who did the action.
I opend the box. The box was opened. It's silly to say The box was opened by me unless you need to specify it was the box that I opened, while the closet was opened by someone else.
Your base sentence was: They can solve the problem without help.
The best form of the passive fo
I opend the box. The box was opened. It's silly to say The box was opened by me unless you need to specify it was the box that I opened, while the closet was opened by someone else.
Your base sentence was: They can solve the problem without help.
The best form of the passive fo
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