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Mickael Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

BE TRICK?

Hi everybody, my question is the following: This is the sentence:
- What ____ trick the teacher into letting them out early.
a) the children did
b) did the children do
c) did the children
d) the children did was

I chose the A- phrase but according to other mates, D is the correct. I've found out a lot whether the verb BE TRICK exists or not, but nothing appeared because it would be BE TRICKED. Anyways, which one is the correct for you? Thanks in advance.
  

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The answer is D. There is no 'be trick construction. The subject of the verb 'was' is 'what the children did'.

— Fivejedjon

  • The answer is D.
  • There is no 'be trick construction.
  • The subject of the verb 'was' is 'what the children did'.
  • What they did was: trick the teacher,
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The answer is D. There is no 'be trick construction. The subject of the verb 'was' is 'what the children did'. What they did was: trick the teacher,
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Thanks Fivejedjon but TRICK should be with "to" as infinitive or is it not necessarily? What they did was TO TRICK the teacher. Thanks again.
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