They're both possible. I'm not sure which one you were refering to as "the other option". I'd probably use "prescribed to", by the way.
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#1 15-Jan-2017, 20:36this steroid (is still/is still being) prescribed
Which tense works best in this sentence?
A lot of parents may have been shocked to read that this stereoid (is still / is still being) prescribed for their children.
Is the other option incorrect?
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#2 15-Jan-2017, 20:54Re: Passive simple vs passive continuous
Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
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#3 15-Jan-2017, 22:57Re: Passive simple vs passive continuous
Is "prescribed for" incorrect, or just sounds in an unnatural way?
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#4 16-Jan-2017, 00:18Re: Passive simple vs passive continuous
It's not incorrect.Is "prescribed for" incorrect, or does it justsoundssoundin anunnatural?way?Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
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#5 16-Jan-2017, 07:15Re: Passive simple vs passive continuous
I would say "is still being/getting prescribed."
Last edited by Rover_KE; 16-Jan-2017 at 09:48. Reason: Fixing typo.
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#6 16-Jan-2017, 09:51Re: Passive simple vs passive continuous
Please note that I have changed your thread title and corrected your misspelling of steroid.
'Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.'
