Grammar help please?
Hi there,
Can someone advise if I am correct in these grammar, especially No 5 please?
1) He showed me the picture that took by him. (Correct)
2) He showed me the picture that was taking by him. (Correct)
3) He showed me the picture that was taken by him. (Correct, passive)
4) He showed me that picture taking by him. (Can be correct??)
5) He showed me that picture taken by him. (Incorrect, but people use it all the time) the correct one is supposed to be " He showed me the picture that was taken by him"
Thanks in advance
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John Aki 1) He showed me the picture that took by him. Incorrect 2) He showed me the picture that was taking by him. Incorrect 3) He showed me the picture that was taken by him.
- John Aki 1) He showed me the picture that took by him.
- Incorrect 2) He showed me the picture that was taking by him.
- Incorrect 3) He showed me the picture that was taken by him.
- (Correct, passive) 4) He showed me that picture taking by him.
- Incorrect 5) He showed me that picture taken by him.
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John Aki1) He showed me the picture that took by him. Incorrect
2) He showed me the picture that was taking by him. Incorrect
3) He showed me the picture that
0John Aki5) He showed me that picture taken by him. (Incorrect, but people use it all the time) the correct one is supposed to be " He showed me the picture that was taken by him"
It's very good English. In Scandinavia this structure is called a relative clause equivalent, but I think in the Anglo-Saxon world the term "reduced clause" is commonly used. What
0John AkiHi there,
Can someone advise if I am correct in these grammar, especially No 5 please?
1) He showed me the picture that (he) took of
byhimself.(Correct) correct as edited2) He showed me the picture that
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