been read

English translation: Has anyone (already) read this book?

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English term or phrase:been read
Selected answer:Has anyone (already) read this book?
Entered by: Alexander Grabowski

12:00 Apr 12, 2020
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / grammar/English usage
English term or phrase: been read
Has this book been read?

How one can re-phrase this sentence having not used the passive voice?

In general, is a use of the passive voice allowed in the good style English language?
Alexander Grabowski
Ukraine
Has anyone (already) read this book?
Explanation:
Of course the Passive is used" and there are reasons why it's used. Any good grammar book will give you those reasons, mainly to do with not needing to know the instigator of the action/subject of verb

https://advice.writing.utoronto.ca/revising/passive-voice/

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glad to hElp. And belated Happy Easter
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 04:55
Grading comment
Thank you Yvonne, Happy Orthodox Easter for you!
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4 +7Has anyone (already) read this book?
Yvonne Gallagher
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José Patrício

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Has anyone (already) read this book?


Explanation:
Of course the Passive is used" and there are reasons why it's used. Any good grammar book will give you those reasons, mainly to do with not needing to know the instigator of the action/subject of verb

https://advice.writing.utoronto.ca/revising/passive-voice/

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Note added at 9 days (2020-04-21 12:14:39 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to hElp. And belated Happy Easter

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 04:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 651
Grading comment
Thank you Yvonne, Happy Orthodox Easter for you!

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Reference information:
The simple future passive voice (will be + pp) tops the ranking of commonly used passive form with 50 hits, followed by present simple passive voice, both in singular and plural form of the verbs (is + past participle; and are + past participle),
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Tense-aspect-combination...

José Patrício
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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