1)A number of place was visited .
2)Number of places were visited
Which one of the above is grammatically right?
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2007-09-04 18:41:39 · 4 answers · asked by tmuthiah 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
If you can avoid the passive voice, that would be best. Could you say, "They visited a number of places" instead?
The passive voice means that the subject in your sentence is being acted upon, not doing the acting. "Mistakes were made" is a classic example of the passive voice, and in that case, it's used to hide blame. It's often used in government or business documents as a cover-up tool. English experts encourage people not to use the passive voice as it makes writing seem weaker.
2007-09-05 03:28:56 · answer #1 · answered by VeggieTart -- Let's Go Caps! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A number of places were visited
2007-09-04 20:46:10 · answer #2 · answered by Alia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2)
Whoa, I just reread those. Neither is right. The correct way would be:
3)A number of places were visited.
2007-09-04 18:45:18 · answer #3 · answered by ♂ ♫ Timberwolf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
#2
2007-09-04 18:49:51 · answer #4 · answered by thinker_creater_inventor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋