Maeve27  +  126302 Fri, 12 Aug 05 01:01 PM Help please... What is wrong with this sentence? "My computer was accidentally shut down". Should it be "My computer accidentally shut down." or "My computer had accidentally shut down." or am I wrong in all three sentence? :o) Thanks. Maeve27 Joined on Fri, Aug 12 2005 Philippines Junior Member 65 It's not the great things you do that matter, but small things you do with great heart. (",)

	Clive  +  126355 Fri, 12 Aug 05 04:37 PM Hi, What is wrong with this sentence? "My computer was accidentally shut down". Actually, there's nothing wrong. It's just a passive sentence. You'd see that more if you said My computer was accidentally shut down by Tom. But I don't think this is what you mean. I think, as has been suggested, you mean your computer crashed. You mght also say it 'froze up' or 'locked up' if everything on the screen just stopped and you had no cursor. Best wishes, Clive   Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 31,579 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Passive Sentences

	MrPedantic  +  126514 Sat, 13 Aug 05 12:45 AM Or sometimes 'my pc has hung'. MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 12,679 ...opella forensis / adducit febris...