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Bookmark or Share- word choice - How should I use "sell out" & "be sold out"? - English ...Sometimes it is not "the performance" that is sold out, it is "we're sold out." (passive voice) Source. And sometimes it is "we've sold out" (active voice) Source. I have evidence that "to sell out" = "to be sold completely". E.g., The tickets will sell out by tomorrow but "We can't get into the theater because the tickets are sold out." Source
- grammar - Correct usage of 'sold out' and 'sold' - English Language ...If you had just one of the item, "sold" is correct. If you had a stock of them (more than one ready to be sold), and they are all gone, then the product is "sold out". You can also say "We are sold out of that product."
- Why does this sentence have "to be sold" instead of "to sell"?The active form "to sell" would imply that "he" (the translator) was doing the selling. The passive form "to be sold" leaves it unclear whether the translator or someone does the selling. But sometimes the only answer is 'because that's how the author chose to write it!'. –
- Usage of “sold out of” - English Language Learners Stack ExchangeNike has sold out of all of its Kobe Bryant merchandise online, following the tragic death of the basketball legend on Sunday, a spokesperson confirmed to CNBC. I am referring to the usage of the expression “sold out of”. Shouldn’t the sentence be: Nike has sold out all of its merchandise.... or. Nike (site) was sold out of its merchandise..
- What is a word or phrase similar to "sold out" that I can use for a ...The context that I intended to use the phrase was along the lines of: The registration page no longer works because the workshop is [insert the phrase or word here]. The workshop was free so I wa...
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