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JKBelieve Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Which sentence is right?


HI, I'm beginning to think that this place is not the place where I can put up my

questions.....Please tell me another place if it isn't.....

So.......my question. There are three sentences. Can you tell me which ones are

correct 'grammarlishly' and why as well. Thanx guys you are the best!

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1. this drug has been proven to be successful in a number of cases.

2. this drug has been proved to be successful in a number of cases.

3. this drug has proved successful in a number of cases.
  

Top answer

Hi JK, And why would you think this is not the place for your questions? I trust you are not expecting instantaneous answers. Patience is a virtue, especially with a free service.

  • Hi JK, And why would you think this is not the place for your questions?
  • I trust you are not expecting instantaneous answers.
  • Patience is a virtue, especially with a free service.
  • It would also help if you are careful and serious in your postings.
  • I believe that any good dictionary will show you the word you want: 'grammatically'.
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Hi JK,

And why would you think this is not the place for your questions? I trust you are not expecting instantaneous answers. Patience is a virtue, especially with a free service.

It would also help if you are careful and serious in your postings. I believe that any good dictionary will show you the word you want: 'grammatically'.

(1) and (2) are both possible-- b
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Thanx. I'll remember your advice on having patience ^^

I'm sorry but I have some more questions. You see I'm not the best on grammar and i don't

really understand what you mean by 'as is the passive voice'.

The second question is about "passive 'be' and infinitive 'be'", which one of the two sentences

(1 and 2) uses the passive, and which one uses the infi
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Hi JK,

I mean that both the active voice and passive voice are acceptable in your sentences. You can find out more about voice [url="http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/grammar/active_and_passive_voice.htm"]HERE[/url].

(1) and (2) each contain both a passiv

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