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Jack1234 Posted 18 years ago
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0I see the following sentence in a reference paper:02br
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00"The test included simulated virus attacks designed to frustrate a spam filter."02br
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00May I know why it is using "designed" rather than "was designed"? 0-
  

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" 02u 00adjective phrase to tell what kind of attack0-

  • " 02u 00adjective phrase to tell what kind of attack0-
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0"The test/ included/ simulated virus attacks02br
02br
00(what kind?)01u00 designed to frustrate a spam filter." 02u00adjective phrase to tell what kind of attack0-
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0Susankay gave a good answer. Another thing is a clause can't have two verbs.0-
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0 You must have either 01b00both02b00 01i00which02i00 01b00and02b00 01i00were02i00 or 01b00neither02b00. (Not 01i00was02i00, because 01i00attacks02i00 is plural.)02br
02br
01i00... included ... attacks 01u
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0Hi CalifJim, 02br
00>> (You may substitute 01i00that02i00 for 01i00which02i00 in the first sentence above.)02br
00Do you mean02br
01i00.. included ... attacks 01u00which02u00 designed to frustruate ...02i02br
00is not correct but02br
01i00.

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