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Mehdi kord Posted 5 years ago
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Had ordered {to be} drawn up
Is the part "to be" omitted in this sentence?
•The lawyer, Don Rollins, anticipated a turbulent session because he was the only one who was cognizant of the contents of the revised will that Hudson had ordered {to be} drawn up six months prior to his death.
•The lawyer, Don Rollins, anticipated a turbulent session because he was the only one who was cognizant of the contents of the revised will that Hudson had ordered {to be} drawn up six months prior to his death.
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mehdi kord Is the part "to be" omitted in this sentence? No, it's not omitted. It's just placed within curly brackets.
- mehdi kord Is the part "to be" omitted in this sentence?
- No, it's not omitted.
- It's just placed within curly brackets.
- Surely you can see that!
- I guess that was to show that 'drawn up' was supposed to be taken as passive in meaning.
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mehdi kordIs the part "to be" omitted in this sentence?
No, it's not omitted. It's just placed within curly brackets. Surely you can see that!
I guess that was to show that 'drawn up' was supposed to be taken as passive in meaning. But {to be} could have been omitted. It's not necessary.
CJ
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