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Stenka25 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
to speak vs. to be spoken
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Every language, until it ceases to (speak / be spoken) at all, is in a state of continual change.
In the above sentence, they say 'speak' is the correct answer.
I'm ok with the answer, but I don't see why we can't use 'be spoken.'
In the following sentence, as far as I know, we can use both 'to blame' and 'to be blamed.'
• Which driver was to blame for the accident?
To me, 'be spoken' is a bit quirky, but but we can say 'quirky' is wrong.
Can you tell me why 'be spoken' is wrong?
Every language, until it ceases to (speak / be spoken) at all, is in a state of continual change.
In the above sentence, they say 'speak' is the correct answer.
I'm ok with the answer, but I don't see why we can't use 'be spoken.'
In the following sentence, as far as I know, we can use both 'to blame' and 'to be blamed.'
• Which driver was to blame for the accident?
To me, 'be spoken' is a bit quirky, but but we can say 'quirky' is wrong.
Can you tell me why 'be spoken' is wrong?
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Hi, Every language, until it ceases to ( speak / be spoken ) at all, is in a state of continual change. In the above sentence, they say ' speak ' is the correct answer. ' • Which driver was to blame for the accident?
- Hi, Every language, until it ceases to ( speak / be spoken ) at all, is in a state of continual change.
- In the above sentence, they say ' speak ' is the correct answer.
- ' • Which driver was to blame for the accident?
- ' You could say 'Which driver was to be blamed' , but it would be very uncommon.
- It sounds a bit like he was innocent but the police wanted to make it seem like he was guilty.
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Hi,
Every language, until it ceases to (speak / be spoken) at all, is in a state of continual change.
In the above sentence, they say 'speak' is the correct answer.
I'm ok with the answer, but I don't see why we can't use 'be spoken
Every language, until it ceases to (speak / be spoken) at all, is in a state of continual change.
In the above sentence, they say 'speak' is the correct answer.
I'm ok with the answer, but I don't see why we can't use 'be spoken
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