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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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all these drugs have _______ damaging for health. what is the correct option to fill the blank 1,proven 2,proved 3,to prove 4, none of these
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Bad, bad multiple choice question. For complex reasons starting way back, today we have both 'proved' AND 'proven' as equally correct choices here. 'proven' is the more common form when used as an adjective before the noun it modifies, as in 'a proven remedy', not 'a proved remedy').
- Bad, bad multiple choice question.
- For complex reasons starting way back, today we have both 'proved' AND 'proven' as equally correct choices here.
- 'proven' is the more common form when used as an adjective before the noun it modifies, as in 'a proven remedy', not 'a proved remedy').
- unless you belong to the legal profession, whose members prefer 'proven' !
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Bad, bad multiple choice question. For complex reasons starting way back, today we have both 'proved' AND 'proven' as equally correct choices here.
'proven' is the more common form when used as an adjective before the noun it modifies, as in 'a proven remedy', not 'a proved remedy').
Otherwise, it solely depends on which you like better...unless you belong to the legal pro
'proven' is the more common form when used as an adjective before the noun it modifies, as in 'a proven remedy', not 'a proved remedy').
Otherwise, it solely depends on which you like better...unless you belong to the legal pro
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