Throughout history, with the developing of high technology, surgeries ______.
a. Have evolved b. Have been evolved
Which one is correct? I feel like the verb evolve cannot be transitive in this context so it should be active
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Sign up to join this communityThroughout history, with the developing of high technology, surgeries ______.
a. Have evolved b. Have been evolved
Which one is correct? I feel like the verb evolve cannot be transitive in this context so it should be active
You can say either!
Both sound fluent, so just use whichever sounds best in the context to you.
Examples:
Throughout history, with the developing of high technology, surgeries have evolved to be a common practice
Throughout history, with the developing of high technology, surgeries have been evolved in a way that makes them more effective