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Grammar and Linguistics > Passive voice
Passive voice
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franpancho
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Passive voice
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Hi everybody. I wonder if you could lend me a hand rewriting this sentence into the passive voice. A recent study found that posting photos of oneself correlates with lower levels of intimacy. Thanks in advance. |
8 Feb 2016
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Nuria08
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I �d say: According to a recent study, posting photos of oneself has been found to correlate with lower levels of intimacy. |
8 Feb 2016
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franpancho
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Hi Nuria, This sentence was in last year �s Castilla y León PAEU test. I think it is an impersonal passive so my answer would be pretty similar to yours: Posting potos of oneself was found to correlate with lower levels of intimacy. However, a bachillerato teacher gave a very different answer, which I don �t have, so I was wondering if I was wrong. |
8 Feb 2016
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Nuria08
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That one sound fine, too. I don �t think you �re wrong. |
8 Feb 2016
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12bprecise
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The present perfect version "has been found" is better for showing that it �s a recent finding. And it sounds more natural if you �re just introducing the concept. I would expect "was found" if previous sentences talked about the study. |
8 Feb 2016
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franpancho
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Thank you both. The sentence doesn �t have any context so I �m not completely sure which, the past simple or the present perfect one, would be better, but as a Spanish speaker it sounds more natural to use the present perfect tense with the adjective "recent." Gracias. |
8 Feb 2016
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PaulG
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I would say, The fact that posting photos of oneself correlates with lower levels of intimacy is the conclusion found by a recent study. |
9 Feb 2016
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mimib21
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I would say: Posting photos of oneself correlates with lower levels of intimacy was found by a recent study. |
9 Feb 2016
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