
28-Jul-2004, 11:17
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Re: passive tense Quote: |
Originally Posted by alexandre42 Quote: |
Originally Posted by Casiopea Quote: |
Originally Posted by alexandre42 I've some doubts about this tense .
Expectations of rate increases will be climbed back .
Is it correct to use passive tense here ?
Thank | First, Passive is a voice, not a tense. :wink: Second, what exactly does 'climbed back' mean? Third, if expectations can in fact be climbed back, then the sentence stands correct. :D | Thank for this clarification relating to passive voice. Climb back means to scale . This verb is used to indicate the rates will probably increase in next months with the data of economic improvement that Fed is seeing | rates can be scaled back but expectations, hmm, it would depend on the context used, actually. As is, though, the sentence expresses that expectations will be scaled back. :(
All the best, :D |