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Ansonguy Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Usage of cease in formal writing
The verb, cease, means stop.
I know in everyday English conversation, people use "stop". I want to learn how to use "cease" in writing. I have made up the sentence with the word below.
(1) Ten years ago, the epidemic was finally ceased after seven months of spread.
Can I use "cease" this way in writing, not in conversation? Please help me. Thank you very much.
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ansonguy was finally ceased You can't use 'cease' in the passive voice. Sorry. Ten years ago the epidemic finally ceased after spreading for seven months.
- ansonguy was finally ceased You can't use 'cease' in the passive voice.
- Sorry.
- Ten years ago the epidemic finally ceased after spreading for seven months.
- Here are a few more examples: The rare puffin, which nests in the Channel islands, has almost ceased to exist.
- When BetOnSports ceased operation in 2006, customers lost more than $16 million.
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ansonguywas finally ceased
You can't use 'cease' in the passive voice. Sorry. 
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