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Joseph A Posted 8 years ago
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Hello everyone,

Does the sentence "I haven't seen the ship tried." mean "I haven't seen the ship when it was tried."? Or "I haven't seen the ship that was tried."

Regards,

JA

  

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"? " Neither. It's "I've never seen anyone try the ship".

— CalifJim

  • "?
  • " Neither.
  • It's "I've never seen anyone try the ship".
  • 'try' seems like the wrong verb, however.
  • Maybe 'tested'?
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Joseph ADoes the sentence "I haven't seen the ship tried." mean "I haven't seen the ship when it was tried."? Or "I haven't seen the ship that was tried."

Neither. It's "I've never seen anyone try the ship".

'try' seems like the wrong verb, however. Maybe 'tested'?

There are also more elaborate phrases like 'taken for a sea trial'.

CJ

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Joseph A"I haven't seen the ship when it was tried."

The meaning of this is unclear. You should explain it.

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