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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Grammar Help

Hi everyone,

I have problems choosing when to use "is/are" or "has been/have been" in the passive sentence.

For example,

1. The book (is/has been) written by Michael.

2. What (is/has been) written is the truth.

An explanation on each choice would greatly help.

Thank you.
  

Top answer

1. a) Here is a book. This book is written by Michael.

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  • a) Here is a book.
  • This book is written by Michael.
  • (This focuses on the state of the book.
  • The book's author will never change.
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a) Here is a book. This book is written by Michael. (This focuses on the state of the book. The book's author will never change. )

b) Here is a book. This book was written by Michael. (This focuses on the creation of the book and the history of authorship.)

c) Here is a book. This book has been written by Michael. (This focuses on the recent creation of the book. It
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Imagine that you are a soldier and your platoon is on patrol. During an ambush, several men are killed, the commanding officer is seriously injured and ammunition is low.

"are killed" refers to the "state of the men" or action verb?

Thank for helping, AlphacceStars.
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Anonymous"are killed" refers to the "state of the men" or action verb?
It is describing an action that you imagine in your brain.
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Ok. Thank you very much. Emotion: smile
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