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Kingston123 Posted 9 years ago
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Boy taken to hospital

The boy taken to hospital has recovered.

why "is" is avoided between "boy" and "taken"?

  

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why "is" is avoided between "boy" and "taken"? There is no 'is' omitted. If you wish to consider omitted words, they are these: The boy [ who was ] taken to hospital has recovered.

  • why "is" is avoided between "boy" and "taken"?
  • There is no 'is' omitted.
  • If you wish to consider omitted words, they are these: The boy [ who was ] taken to hospital has recovered.
  • This is a common way of forming non-finite clauses.
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kingston123The boy taken to hospital has recovered.why "is" is avoided between "boy" and "taken"?

There is no 'is' omitted. If you wish to consider omitted words, they are these:

The boy [who was] taken to hospital has recovered.

This is a common way of forming non-finite clauses.

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