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What is the difference between "Work is done " and " Work has been done" ?
What is the difference between "Work is done " and " Work has been done" ?
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[/nq] Can you give some context as both sentences are open to various interpretations according to context. Without context I would say that the first sentence is something that might be said with relief when people are leaving work at the end of the day (here "done" functions as an adjective). The other just indicates that at some earlier point a certain amount of work was completed and we can see the results now (here "done" is a past participle in a passive structure).
- [/nq] Can you give some context as both sentences are open to various interpretations according to context.
- Without context I would say that the first sentence is something that might be said with relief when people are leaving work at the end of the day (here "done" functions as an adjective).
- The other just indicates that at some earlier point a certain amount of work was completed and we can see the results now (here "done" is a past participle in a passive structure).
- However, these are only two possible interpretations - in the context you took your quotes from (if they are quotes) they may mean something else.
- Another interpretation of the first sentence might be that habitually work takes place (in a certain place or at a certain time) - here "done" is also a past participle in a passiv e structure.
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Dinesh schrieb:
[nq:1]What is the difference between "Work is done " and " Work has been done" ?[/nq]
Can you give some context as both sentences are open to various interpretations according to context.
Without context I would say that the first sentence is something that might be said with relief when people are leaving work at the end of the day (here "done" functions as an adjectiv
[nq:1]What is the difference between "Work is done " and " Work has been done" ?[/nq]
Can you give some context as both sentences are open to various interpretations according to context.
Without context I would say that the first sentence is something that might be said with relief when people are leaving work at the end of the day (here "done" functions as an adjectiv
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