O olivia oh New member Joined May 6, 2011 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Korean Home Country South Korea Current Location South Korea May 6, 2011 #1 Is "Water consumption has been sharply increased since 1950" grammatically correct? I'm not sure about the use of verb form ("increase")....
Is "Water consumption has been sharply increased since 1950" grammatically correct? I'm not sure about the use of verb form ("increase")....
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England May 6, 2011 #2 Re: Is "Water consumption has been sharply increased since 1950" grammatically correc Welcome to the board, Olivia. It would sound more natural as 'Water consumption has increased sharply since 1950.' Rover
Re: Is "Water consumption has been sharply increased since 1950" grammatically correc Welcome to the board, Olivia. It would sound more natural as 'Water consumption has increased sharply since 1950.' Rover
O olivia oh New member Thread starter Joined May 6, 2011 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Korean Home Country South Korea Current Location South Korea May 7, 2011 #3 Re: Is "Water consumption has been sharply increased since 1950" grammatically correc thank you for your kind answer Rover. same as I thought. thanks again.
Re: Is "Water consumption has been sharply increased since 1950" grammatically correc thank you for your kind answer Rover. same as I thought. thanks again.
