Snappy
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- Mar 24, 2009
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Is it okay to use the word "deliberate" in passive voice?
Can I say, "The matter was deliberated at the meeting."?
In my understanding, the word "deliberate" needs a preposition in active voice.
Example: There was silence while she deliberated on/about/over his words.
Then should I say, "The matter was deliberated on at the meeting."? Is this sentence structure sound unnatural to native speakers of English?
Can I say, "The matter was deliberated at the meeting."?
In my understanding, the word "deliberate" needs a preposition in active voice.
Example: There was silence while she deliberated on/about/over his words.
Then should I say, "The matter was deliberated on at the meeting."? Is this sentence structure sound unnatural to native speakers of English?