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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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But it couldn't be proved/proven

1) Is this natural?

2) Are proved and proven both okay?

She reported him for vandalism, but it couldn't be proved/proven that it was him.

  

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anonymous 1) Is this natural? Yes. anonymous 2) Are proved and proven both okay?

— Anonymous

  • anonymous 1) Is this natural?
  • Yes.
  • anonymous 2) Are proved and proven both okay?
  • Yes.
  • I would use "proved" there.
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anonymous1) Is this natural?

Yes.

anonymous2) Are proved and proven both okay?

Yes. I would use "proved" there. I tend to use "proven" for the adjective before its noun.

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