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puzzle
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 Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:02 pm Post subject: aim |
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Dear teachers,
Can you tell me the differences between "aim at" & "be aimed at"? And give some examples,please!
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pugachevV
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 5:26 am Post subject: |
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I aim at (something or somebody) is the active voice.
I am aimed at (by someone or something) is the passive voice.
I aim to graduate next year. Active
Graduation next year is to be aimed at. Passive. |
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puzzle
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 12:07 am Post subject: aim |
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But when something is used as the subject,sometimes active voice is used. eg. The book aims to ...; Education aims to ..., Then how can we know when the active voice is used and when passive voice should be used, especially when the subject is something not somebody?
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pugachevV
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| Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 4:44 am Post subject: |
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Although education and books are inanimate objects and therefore, can't actually do anything, you will often see sentences, such as "Education aims to...etc." or "the book aims to..."
It has become an acceptable usage in modern English.
You can write, instead, " Educators aim to...etc."
"The author (of the book) aims to..."
Thus you will be both logically and grammatically correct. |
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