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Coloraday Posted 17 years ago
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Why is it like this?
There is no plot, publick or private ,that can expect to prosper without one of them has finger in't.
Why isn't it like this?...that can be expected to prosper...
Shouldn't it be in passive form?
Why isn't it like this?...that can be expected to prosper...
Shouldn't it be in passive form?
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Your suggestion is certainly grammatically correct. Don't forget that this play was written a long time ago. I don't know enough about the history of English to say whether this kind of formulation was the norm then or not (presumably it was).
- Your suggestion is certainly grammatically correct.
- Don't forget that this play was written a long time ago.
- I don't know enough about the history of English to say whether this kind of formulation was the norm then or not (presumably it was).
- I would advise caution in attempting to use writing from hundreds of years ago as a guide to modern usage.
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Your suggestion is certainly grammatically correct.
Don't forget that this play was written a long time ago. I don't know enough about the history of English to say whether this kind of formulation was the norm then or not (presumably it was). I would advise caution in attempting to use writing from hundreds of years ago as a guide to modern usage.
Don't forget that this play was written a long time ago. I don't know enough about the history of English to say whether this kind of formulation was the norm then or not (presumably it was). I would advise caution in attempting to use writing from hundreds of years ago as a guide to modern usage.
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