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Mona angel Posted 15 years ago
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in this test which one do you think is correct and explain me in details why it is correct.
people ....... in the line to get to the theater were cold and wet.
A) standing B)stood
isnt is stood?because it was "who had stood" and had stood is omitted here?
its so confusing me
people ....... in the line to get to the theater were cold and wet.
A) standing B)stood
isnt is stood?because it was "who had stood" and had stood is omitted here?
its so confusing me
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Greetings, [People [standing in the line]] to get to the theatre were cold and wet. = People who stood in the line to get to the theatre were cold and wet. 'Standing in the line' is a post-modifying participle clause, it describes the word 'people'.
- Greetings, [People [standing in the line]] to get to the theatre were cold and wet.
- = People who stood in the line to get to the theatre were cold and wet.
- 'Standing in the line' is a post-modifying participle clause, it describes the word 'people'.
- You deal with a simple sentence, which has one finite verb 'were'.
- Two finite verbs in that case are not possible, unless they are coordinated.
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Greetings,
[People [standing in the line]] to get to the theatre were cold and wet.
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People who stood in the line to get to the theatre were cold and wet.
'Standing in the line' is a post-modifying participle clause, it describes the word 'people'. You deal with a simple sentence, which has one finite verb 'were'. Two finite verbs in that case are
[People [standing in the line]] to get to the theatre were cold and wet.
=
People who stood in the line to get to the theatre were cold and wet.
'Standing in the line' is a post-modifying participle clause, it describes the word 'people'. You deal with a simple sentence, which has one finite verb 'were'. Two finite verbs in that case are
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mona angelPeople .. in the line to get to the theater were cold and wet.to stand is intransitive in this context, that is, it can't take an object, so it has no passive form.
A) standing B)stood
People were standing in line. [active] But not *People were stood in line. [passive]
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