''being revealed through'' or just ''reveal through''

[James Ko]

Hey guys,

Sorry for posting a stupid question here

I am not sure if the following sentence shall be in passive form or not.

The prospect of a nation ''is'' revealed through...

A native speaker of English told me ''is'' is redundant in this context, whilst my friend, an English teacher (non-native speaker) holds different opinion.

Could you guys kindly offer me some guidance?

All responses will be greatly appreciated!

 

[charliedeut]

First, there are hardly any stupid questions. If you have two different opinions on a topic, I, personally, find it just natural to ask again and see what people think of it.

Then, going to the question itself, I'd say it is not redundant, unless a wider context proves me wrong. Could you provide some of the surrounding sentences, or a link to the original text?

 

[James Ko]

First, there are hardly any stupid questions. If you have two different opinions on a topic, I, personally, find it just natural to ask again and see what people think of it.

Then, going to the question itself, I'd say it is not redundant, unless a wider context proves me wrong. Could you provide some of the surrounding sentences, or a link to the original text?

Thank you for your response, charliedeut:-D

The whole sentence reads ''The prospect of a nation ''is'' revealed through a glance at its universities.'' But I wonder if ''The prospect of a nation reveals through a glance at its universities'' is correct as well.

The answers from my friends seem to be contradictory...So really hope you guys don't mind giving me some thoughts about this query.

 

[charliedeut]

I'd say "is" is correct, but I'd change "prospect" to "prospects" (prospect - definition of prospect by Macmillan Dictionary) and, therefore, "is" to "are".