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Marold Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

The passive or active passive

Hello,

I would like to know the differences in the meaning in these two sentences:

"He considered how the remark was to be construed."

or

"He considered how the remark was construed."

Thank you much in advance.
  

Top answer

Hi, He considered how the remark was ( supposed ) to be construed - He deeply thought of how the remark had to be interpreted before it was made. The structure was to denotes that there was obligation to construe the remark in a particular way. He considered how the remark was construed - He deeply thought of how the remark was interpreted exactly when it was made.

— Regards

  • Hi, He considered how the remark was ( supposed ) to be construed - He deeply thought of how the remark had to be interpreted before it was made.
  • The structure was to denotes that there was obligation to construe the remark in a particular way.
  • He considered how the remark was construed - He deeply thought of how the remark was interpreted exactly when it was made.
  • Regards
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Hi,

He considered how the remark was (supposed) to be construed - He deeply thought of how

the remark had to be interpreted before it was made. The structure was to denotes that there

was obligation to construe the remark in a particular way.

He considered how the remark was construed - He deeply thought of how the remark

was interpreted
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