Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Identify the passives in the following. Explain why the passive is more appropriate than the active form in each case. Normal 0 false false false EN-US

Welcome to Englishforums! Example 1.The first one is fine, it's a future conditonal. The second should be changed: If I sent..., how long would....This is a hypothetical conditional, so it uses the subjunctive mood. Example 2: The

Actually "they have been broken up" and "they have broken up for 2 years now" would both be considered mistakes. "They broke up two years ago." "They have been apart or separated for two years now." Q.

1. Only (D) is possible: His grandpa has been dead for ten years. (A) is impossible because we cannot use present perfect with a specific time reference. (B) is gramatically possible but makes no sense unless after 10 years the grandfather was

I work for an online editing and proofreading service. Please see my profile for more info. I won't revise your whole essay here, but I will show you the changes I would make in the first paragraph. When humans battle one another they are at

Chemically powered lasers have been able to achieve megawatts (one megawatt=one million watts) of power. But they are large and heavy, and require a constant supply of chemical fuel. i have troble with "able to achive"! so does it

Hi Raen, In order to learn how natural English is used, sometimes, we have to learn to use them in a broader context, rather than in limited terms. ‘Handle- can be used both actively and passively, depending on the context. Many verbs used in

Huevos, So am I correct to assume that your classification of “exhausted” is adjectival in nature? Perhaps, this is the difference between how you and I see it. For pure fact finding interest, I have done some more investigative research: Bear in

Is this possible as reported speech? I think it sure is but why the past perfect passive is possible? I thought a passive sentence is usually used when the identity of an agent is not an issue. What could be the agent in this case? I met him

Hi, 1) Is this a conditional? I thought a sentence with an if-clause is not conditional if the word 'if' can be replaced by 'whether'. Incidentally, to me, the sentence can be replaced as such. Yesterday she threatened to call her