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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Administinistered or are administinistered

Corticosteroids administered locally to the eye or given by mouth are effective for treating interior segment inflammation, including that which results from surgery.
Thare the excerpt from the BNF- The British National Formulary.
Why is "are" omitted before administered? Is "administered" past participle( a verbal) ? can we use Corticosteroids which are administinistered....?
  

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Jigneshbharati Why is "are" omitted before administered? The use of "are" there would create a faulty sentence structure with two main verbs. 1.

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  • Jigneshbharati Why is "are" omitted before administered?
  • The use of "are" there would create a faulty sentence structure with two main verbs.
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  • As written [Corticosteroids administered locally to the eye or given by mouth] ARE [effective for treating interior segment inflammation].
  • Compare: [Tigers hiding in the forest ] ARE [dangerous].
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JigneshbharatiWhy is "are" omitted before administered?
The use of "are" there would create a faulty sentence structure with two main verbs.

1. As written

[Corticosteroids administered locally to the eye or given by mouth]
ARE
[effective for treating interior segment inflammation].

Compare:

[Tigers hiding in the for
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