would be being used constantly
Personal computers first made their appearance in the home in the
1970s, but surely few people would have been able to
imagine then that the home computer could evolve into the
super-fast, super-sleek machines of today. Nor could they have even thought that handheld mobile
gadgets would (use constantly) by
all of us, in our desperation to keep up with everything
from office correspondence to world news.
The answer key to this exercise mentions only 2 correct answers - 'would be being used constantly' or 'would constantly be being used' both of which sound really awkward to me and like something I'd never say. I'd prefer 'Nor could they have even thought that handheld mobile gadgets would be used constantly by all of us' - what is wrong with this answer? I'm sorry but to me this sounds like the most elegant and the only possible answer yet the answer key disagrees. Any thoughts on why?
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Personal computers first made their appearance in the home in the
1970s, but surely few people would have been able to
imagine then that the home computer could evolve into the
super-fast, super-sleek machines of today. Nor could they have even thought that handheld mobile
gadgets would (use constantly) by
all of us, in our desperation to keep up with everything
from office correspondence to world news.
The answer key to this exercise mentions only 2 correct answers - 'would be being used constantly' or 'would constantly be being used' both of which sound really awkward to me and like something I'd never say. I'd prefer 'Nor could they have even thought that handheld mobile gadgets would be used constantly by all of us' - what is wrong with this answer? I'm sorry but to me this sounds like the most elegant and the only possible answer yet the answer key disagrees. Any thoughts on why?
grammar passive-voice
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Personal computers first made their appearance in the home in the
1970s, but surely few people would have been able to
imagine then that the home computer could evolve into the
super-fast, super-sleek machines of today. Nor could they have even thought that handheld mobile
gadgets would (use constantly) by
all of us, in our desperation to keep up with everything
from office correspondence to world news.
The answer key to this exercise mentions only 2 correct answers - 'would be being used constantly' or 'would constantly be being used' both of which sound really awkward to me and like something I'd never say. I'd prefer 'Nor could they have even thought that handheld mobile gadgets would be used constantly by all of us' - what is wrong with this answer? I'm sorry but to me this sounds like the most elegant and the only possible answer yet the answer key disagrees. Any thoughts on why?
grammar passive-voice
asked 20 hours ago
touts'eteinttouts'eteint
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Personal computers first made their appearance in the home in the
1970s, but surely few people would have been able to
imagine then that the home computer could evolve into the
super-fast, super-sleek machines of today. Nor could they have even thought that handheld mobile
gadgets would (use constantly) by
all of us, in our desperation to keep up with everything
from office correspondence to world news.
The answer key to this exercise mentions only 2 correct answers - 'would be being used constantly' or 'would constantly be being used' both of which sound really awkward to me and like something I'd never say. I'd prefer 'Nor could they have even thought that handheld mobile gadgets would be used constantly by all of us' - what is wrong with this answer? I'm sorry but to me this sounds like the most elegant and the only possible answer yet the answer key disagrees. Any thoughts on why?
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