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"A letter is written to inform" vs "A letter is written to be informed" [closed]
I write a letter to inform him
I want to convert this sentence into the passive voice. But then wrote down these three sentences. I can't understand the difference between these sentences. Can anyone ...
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"Is / was / has been / had been used" in a statement
I'm confused whether I should use are or were or have been or had been in the following statement when describing the use of language in a passage
In paragraph 6, detailed adjectives ____ used to ...
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Is participle clause commonly used in spoken English?
I have never heard a native speaker use sentence with participle clause such as ‘Thinking about her past, she cried bitterly.’; ‘Bitten by a snake, she died.’ in their day-to-day conversation although ...
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Is "to be interested" an active or passive voice?
I am learning English using a language service (InSpeak.ru). Recently, I encountered the figure of speech
to be interested
For example:
I am interested in sports.
Could you please tell me if ...
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Passive and past tense
I have to write an abstract which present my research and results.
Do you think the following sentences are right in terms of tense and using of passive together?
1."It has been observed that the ...
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"I'm always (being) asked silly questions!" Doesn't the continuous verb form sound a bit awkward compared to the simple one?
In order to emphasise the annoying aspect of a habit – be it someone else's or one's own – a continuous tense instead of a simple one is used:
People are always asking me silly questions!
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Passive Voice vs Present Perfect Passive Voice
Neither Jeremy nor his friends have been informed about the accident by the traffic police.
Why is the present perfect passive voice (have been informed) used in the sentence? Is it correct to use ...
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Time given us or time given to us
I read this quote online:
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us" - J. R. R. Tolkien
Is it just a relaxation of pronunciation of "the time that [god] has given us" ? ...
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finish, is finished, have finished
Could you help me about this question?
I am confused about how to use "finish" with "when".
For example:
When your class is finished, could you wait for me at the bank?
When your ...
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