MyShirley  +  215065 Thu, 13 Apr 06 07:05 PM I have many things to finish I have many things to be finished which one is correct? MyShirley Joined on Thu, Jan 26 2006 Full Member 239

	Grammar Geek  +  215069 Thu, 13 Apr 06 07:17 PM The first, in almost most cases. If you are someone who works with furniture that needs sanding, priming, and painting, which collectively is known as being "finished," then the latter. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,665 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!