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'Consume' or 'Is consumed'? [Don't you think a lot of...]

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#1 (permalink) Tue Sep 11, 2007 16:49 pm 'Consume' or 'Is consumed'? [Don't you think a lot of...]

Hi

Could you please tell me which one of the following sentences is correct and natural?

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1- Don't you think a lot of your precious time is consumed in cooking?
2- Don't you think a lot of your precious time consumes in cooking?

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#2 (permalink) Tue Sep 11, 2007 19:11 pm 'Consume' or 'Is consumed'? [Don't you think a lot of...]

Hi Tom Possibly sentence 1, but not sentence 2. I think this would sound more natural: Don't you think cooking consumes a lot of your precious time? .

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