Is it totally wrong to say "the report cannot be shared with them"? Based on MS Word it is, it accepts "the report cannot be share with them". Could someone explain this?
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the report cannot be shared with them is the correct way. This is an example of the passive voice, which is made with to be + past participle. The past participle of share is shared, so if someone cannot share the report, then the report cannot be shared.
"The report cannot be share with them" is just wrong. Don't trust Word's grammar checker, or any English-language grammar checker; none of them is very good.
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The alternative using "*share" is "Do not share* with them". – Peter Mar 07 '18 at 14:37