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learner12
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 Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:35 pm Post subject: owned |
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Hello, teachers!!
The chief trouble in this perplexing world is that there are so many people afflicted like her with the mania of owning things that really do not need to be owned in order to be enjoyed.
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May I change "to be owned in order to be enjoyed" into "to own in order to enjoy"?
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Mister Micawber
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No, not without changing more of the sentence-- you are trying to turn passive voice into active.
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learner12
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Dear Mister Micawber:
Thank you again for your help.
Cheers |
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