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Guyper Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

"to be" or simply "to"?

A."English isn't easy to learn by foreigners"
B."English isn't easy to be learned by foreigners"

A."That crate is heavy to lift by them"
B."That crate is heavy to be lifted by them"

Which sentences are correct?

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Hi,

None of these sound to me like natural English.

A."English isn't easy to learn by foreigners"
B."English isn't easy to be learned by foreigners"
English isn't easy for foreigners to learn.

It's not easy for foreigners to learn English.

A."That crate is heavy to lift by them"
B."That crate is heavy to be lifted by them"

That crate is hea

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