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Article #955Re: Semantics of "to be"
From: Alan Barclay
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 18:13
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 18:13
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You are correct, it isn't passive. However, the use of was is still an excellent indicator of the passive. -- Alan Barclay alan_barclay@mindlink.bc.ca
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!stanford.edu!agate!rsoft!mindlink!a4099 From: Alan_Barclay@mindlink.bc.ca (Alan Barclay) Newsgroups: misc.writing Subject: Re: Semantics of "to be" Message-ID: <16093@mindlink.bc.ca> Date: 7 Oct 92 18:13:56 GMT Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada Distribution: world Lines: 9