ESL Essay, Writing Worldhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EslEssayWritingWorld/Forum9.htmPost your essay, short story or composition here. Review, comment or just read for fun.enCSMOD (Build: 3260.39585)Re: compare and contrast essayhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/2/zxpqg/Post.htm#491000Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:51:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:491000Clive20http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/2/zxpqg/Post.htm#491000http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments9-491000.xml<p>Hi,</p> <p>A classmate and I were ask<strong><font color="#ff0000">ed</font></strong> to . . . </p> <p>Clive</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: compare and contrast essayhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/2/zxpmv/Post.htm#490930Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:58:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:490930Anonymous22http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/2/zxpmv/Post.htm#490930http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments9-490930.xml<p>A classmate and I were ask to write a 500 word&nbsp;comparison and contrast essay on each other.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: compare and contrast essayhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/3/znqhz/Post.htm#486222Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:32:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:486222Clive2http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/3/znqhz/Post.htm#486222http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments9-486222.xml<p>Hui,</p> <p>Yes, that&#39;s usually a more adjectival example. </p> <p>But if you say :&quot;yes,<strong> I was&nbsp;asked </strong>to compare and contrast&quot; what you are really saying in passive voice is that your teacher asked you to do this.</p> <p>eg I was asked (by my teacher) to compare and contrast. . &#39;</p> <p>Best wishes, Clive</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: compare and contrast essayhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/3/znqrn/Post.htm#486111Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:15:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:486111BeginStudent3http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/3/znqrn/Post.htm#486111http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments9-486111.xmlThx , but it can be expression like this :&quot;The library was closed&quot; - and it&#39;s not passive voice.<div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: compare and contrast essayhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/3/znxpq/Post.htm#485791Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:19:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485791Clive4http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/3/znxpq/Post.htm#485791http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments9-485791.xml<p>Hi,</p> <p><font color="#0000ff">I seemed you in last post. I give you again :&quot;yes, I was&nbsp;asked to compare and contrast&quot; - why &quot;was asked&quot;?-which tense is it ?</font></p> <p><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#000000"><strong>I was asked ...</strong></font>&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000"> This is Simple Past tense in Passive voice.</font></p> <p>Here&#39;s another example.<strong> Dinner was cooked</strong> (by Mary).</p> <p>Best wishes, Clive</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: compare and contrast essayhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/3/znxhj/Post.htm#485648Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:19:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485648BeginStudent5http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/3/znxhj/Post.htm#485648http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments9-485648.xmlI seemed you in last post. I give you again :&quot;yes, I was&nbsp;asked to compare and contrast&quot; - why &quot;was asked&quot;?-which tense is it ?<div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: compare and contrast essayhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/3/znnjq/Post.htm#485400Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:32:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485400Clive6http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/3/znnjq/Post.htm#485400http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments9-485400.xml<p>Hi,</p> <p>Sorry, I have no idea what you are talking about. And who do you mean by &#39;he&#39;?</p> <p>I suggest that you just post the sentences you are asking about, so we can see them clearly.</p> <p>Best wishes, Clive</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: compare and contrast essayhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/3/znngg/Post.htm#485339Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:08:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485339BeginStudent8http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/3/znngg/Post.htm#485339http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments9-485339.xmlI don&#39;t know what you mean.<br />I mean why does he use &quot;was opend&quot; the tenses was+verb+ing or present simple with verb+ed.<br />why was + opend?<br /><br /><br />Thanks.<div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: compare and contrast essayhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/2/znngd/Post.htm#485336Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:59:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485336Clive12http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/2/znngd/Post.htm#485336http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments9-485336.xml<p>Hi,</p> <p>Sorry, I don&#39;t understand what you mean.</p> <p>Anyway, go ahead and write something and then post it here for our comments. <img src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /></p> <p>Clive</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: compare and contrast essayhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/2/znnzg/Post.htm#485322Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:00:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485322BeginStudent16http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/2/znnzg/Post.htm#485322http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments9-485322.xml&quot;yes, I was&nbsp;asked to compare and contrast&quot; why did he use with &quot;was asked&quot;? which time we use with &quot;be=was&quot; and &quot;verb+ed&quot;?<br /><br />Thanks<div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: compare and contrast essayhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/znmhk/post.htm#485071Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:50:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485071Clive18http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/znmhk/post.htm#485071http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments9-485071.xml<p>Hi,</p> <p>Are you asking us to write an essay for you? Sorry, we don&#39;t do that, but we&#39;ll help you if you try to write it and then post it here.<img src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /></p> <p>Best wishes, Clive</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: compare and contrast essayhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/znmhb/post.htm#485062Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:22:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485062Anonymous20http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/znmhb/post.htm#485062http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments9-485062.xml<p>to being singel/married</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: compare and contrast essayhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/3/zwgnn/Post.htm#458877Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:01:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:458877Clive14http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/3/zwgnn/Post.htm#458877http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments9-458877.xml<P>Hi,</P> <P>OK, I've imagined that. Now what?</P> <P>I assume you are not asking us to write an essay for you. <IMG alt="Big Smile <img src=" />" src="/emoticons/emotion-2.gif"></P> <P>Clive</P><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: compare and contrast essayhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/3/zwgjl/Post.htm#458807Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:01:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:458807Anonymous19http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/3/zwgjl/Post.htm#458807http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments9-458807.xml<P>imagine a world without technology</P><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: compare and contrast essayhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/2/zhpdc/Post.htm#456384Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:26:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:456384Clive11http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompareAndContrastEssay/2/zhpdc/Post.htm#456384http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments9-456384.xml<P>Hi,</P> <P>OK, I've imagined that. Now what?</P> <P>I assume you are not asking us to write an essay for you. <img src="/emoticons/emotion-2.gif" alt="Big Smile [:D]" /></P> <P>Clive</P><div style="clear:both;"></div>