Confusion in the structure.
1.The company is believed to have lost a lot of money last year.
2. The company is expected to make a loss this year.
Its clear that the two sentences are correct but In the 1st one if we say ‘ The company is believed to loss a lot of money last year.‘ then will there be any change in the meaning?
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‘ then will there be any change in the meaning? "believed to loss" is not grammatically possible. Perhaps you meant to type this: The company is believed to lose a lot of money last year.
- ‘ then will there be any change in the meaning?
- "believed to loss" is not grammatically possible.
- Perhaps you meant to type this: The company is believed to lose a lot of money last year.
- This is locally grammatical, but overall it is not correct.
- Because it's talking about the past, you have to say "believed to have lost".
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Hasibul Alamif we say ‘ The company is believed to loss a lot of money last year.‘ then will there be any change in the meaning?
"believed to loss" is not grammatically possible. Perhaps you meant to type this:
The company is believed to lose a lot of money last year.
This is locally grammatical, but overall it is not correct. Beca
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