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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

are these sentence correct? Thank you

You must be presented to win. Do I put "ed" on "present" because of "be?"

She has offered me candy.

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Hi, You must be present ed to win . " No. 'Present' is an adjective here.

— Clive

  • Hi, You must be present ed to win .
  • " No.
  • 'Present' is an adjective here.
  • It's like saying 'You must be quiet in class.
  • She has offered me candy.
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Hi,

You must be presented to win. Do I put "ed" on "present" because of "be?" No. 'Present' is an adjective here. It's like saying 'You must be quiet in class.

She has offered me candy. Here, 'offered' is not an adjective. It's a past participle that is used, with the auxiliary 'has', to make the Present Perfect verb tense.

Best wishes, Clive
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