Don't worry, It can be fixed.

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Don't worry, It can be fixed.

Don't worry, It can be fix.

Please tell me the difference in the meaning between these two.
 

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The second sentence is wrong. "Can be" is followed by the perfect tense.
 

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'It can be fixed' is a passive construction, which needs part of BE plus the third form (past participle).

How can you tell that my sentence is in passive construction?
 

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when the verb is preceded by "be/been/being" which indicates the passive form.
 

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If you are using BE as an auxuliary, you must be constructing a progressive/continuous or a passive form. Only a passive form is possible in'It can be f[STRIKE]ix[/STRIKE]/[STRIKE]fixing[/STRIKE]/fixed.

Then why a "it can be fixing" is also a wrong?
 
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I edited the question, please reply.
 

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You have not edited it correctly. The word order is still wrong.

Then why a "it can be fixing" is also a wrong?

The word I have marked in red and underlined needs to be moved. The two words in blue need to be removed completely.
 

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I edited the question, please reply.

I am no good at grammar terms but I will try.
As mentioned, "it can be fixed" is in the passive
form.

It is understood to mean:

It can be fixed (by others).
"By others" is implied.

Now, does this sound right to you?
- It can be fixing by others.
 
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Then why a "it can be fixing" is also a wrong?

Please stop asking supplementary questions. Simply rewrite the sentence above using the correct word order and using the advice I gave you in post 12. The final sentence should contain only nine words.
 
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