grammar questions
Hello,
The passive voice
Example : As the evidence began to accumulate, the pros felt obliged to investigate.
Is the following sentence being revised right?
As the evidence began to be accumulated, the pros felt obliged to investiage.
Thanks,
Leo
I think, the first sentence is wrong. Evidence can «be accumulated», but it can't accumute...
<I think, the first sentence is wrong. Evidence can «be accumulated», but it can't accumute... >
Yes it can.
According to Merriam Webster online, an intransitive sense for 'accumulate' is "to increase gradually in quantity or number". It can be said, then, that evidence accumulates.
Well, I might have been incorrect about the first sentence: it may be also correct...
The second is certainly fine.
I was writing my previous post simultaneously with Gabriel and Tommi, and didn's see your posts...
The original sentence as that follows is from New Concept English book 3
However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate.
I also found another example: His debts accumulated.
The original one is definitely right,but I have no idea if the second one is correct.
Thank you for reply.
«The original one is definitely right,but I have no idea if the second one is correct.»
If you mean «the evedence began to be accumutated», it's ok.