Thread: Is "to be" active or passive?
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Old 05-05-2008, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by blackdahlia515 View Post
I'd think both. You're actively being whatever you are, but at the same time you're passively, being (alive).
The question is, aren't active and passive conventionally opposites? How can a word be both?
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