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Windyjolt Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
A relative clause question
Matter____up of minute particles_____atoms, and atoms are composed of even smaller components.
a)Made/called
b)is made/ called
c)has made/ called
d)is made/ is called
e)made/ has called
the answer is "b" but i didnt get it. Shouldnt it be "made/ is called" could you explain me if it is b?
a)Made/called
b)is made/ called
c)has made/ called
d)is made/ is called
e)made/ has called
the answer is "b" but i didnt get it. Shouldnt it be "made/ is called" could you explain me if it is b?
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A is no good because the clause before 'and' must be an independent one. 'Matter' cannot 'make' anything, so the blank must hold a passive verb form ('is made').
- A is no good because the clause before 'and' must be an independent one.
- 'Matter' cannot 'make' anything, so the blank must hold a passive verb form ('is made').
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A is no good because the clause before 'and' must be an independent one. 'Matter' cannot 'make' anything, so the blank must hold a passive verb form ('is made').
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But what about the second blank how can it possibly be "called" ? I didnt get the second part when i put "is made" in the first blank.
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windyjoltMatter__up of minute particles__atoms, and atoms are composed of even smaller components.to be made up of = to consist of
So "Matter is made up of minute particles" = "Matter consists of minute particles".
called = which are called = which we call = which have the name = which we name
So "minute particles called atoms" = "m
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