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ConscientiousStudent Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
as been taken off
0 1# It has been taken off. <-this is presumably correct 02 br
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00 2# You can have it taken off. <- this is presumably correct as well 02 br
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00 Both of these sentences are in the passive voice. As part of belonging to the passive voice, the word "been" should exist somewhere inside the sentence, as in "has/have been taken off". However, the second one uses "have it taken" ?? Could anyone please explan why there is no instance of the word "been" inside #2 to me. 02 br
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00 2# You can have it taken off. <- this is presumably correct as well 02 br
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00 Both of these sentences are in the passive voice. As part of belonging to the passive voice, the word "been" should exist somewhere inside the sentence, as in "has/have been taken off". However, the second one uses "have it taken" ?? Could anyone please explan why there is no instance of the word "been" inside #2 to me. 02 br
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02 br 02 br 00 It is shaped by lasers. 02 br 02 br 00 (Lasers shape it. ) 02 br 02 br 00 I can take it off.
- 02 br 02 br 00 It is shaped by lasers.
- 02 br 02 br 00 (Lasers shape it.
- ) 02 br 02 br 00 I can take it off.
- Do you want me to take it off?
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0 Hello CS, 02 br
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00 The passive will have "been" for a past event, but not a present or future one. 02 br
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00 It is shaped by lasers. It will be handled by your lawyer. 02 br
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00 (Lasers shape it. Your lawyer will handle it.) 02 br
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00 I can take it off. Do you want me to take it off? You can have it taken off (
02 br
00 The passive will have "been" for a past event, but not a present or future one. 02 br
02 br
00 It is shaped by lasers. It will be handled by your lawyer. 02 br
02 br
00 (Lasers shape it. Your lawyer will handle it.) 02 br
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00 I can take it off. Do you want me to take it off? You can have it taken off (
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0 Your second sentence uses the causative form 'have something done'. This structure is used when someone causes something to happen. For example: 02 br
00 If you call a company named ABC Painters and make arrangements for them to paint your son's house, you might later use one of these sentences after the job is finished: 02 br
00 - I had my son's house painted (by ABC Painte
00 If you call a company named ABC Painters and make arrangements for them to paint your son's house, you might later use one of these sentences after the job is finished: 02 br
00 - I had my son's house painted (by ABC Painte
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