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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
has she or was she?
What are the differnces between these sentences?
1.Was she invited to the party?
2.Has she been invited to the party?
3.Has she invited to the party?
thanks alot...
1.Was she invited to the party?
2.Has she been invited to the party?
3.Has she invited to the party?
thanks alot...
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#1 - The party took place last night and you weren't there. You wanted to know if Jane was invited to the party. ".
- #1 - The party took place last night and you weren't there.
- You wanted to know if Jane was invited to the party.
- ".
- #2 - The party is next week and you wonder ifJ ane is among the guests invited.
- " # 1 and 2 are passive sentences and # 3 has what appears to be an active construction but missing an object.
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#1 - The party took place last night and you weren't there. You wanted to know if Jane was invited to the party. So you asked " was she invited to the party?".
#2 - The party is next week and you wonder ifJ ane is among the guests invited. So you ask "has Jane been invited?"
#2 - The party is next week and you wonder ifJ ane is among the guests invited. So you ask "has Jane been invited?"
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I was trying to post and kept getting an error.
As Goodman points out, #1 and #2 are in the passive. Someone else did (or didn't) invite her. With #1, the party may or may not have already happened. With #2, the party has not yet happened.
#3, as it stands, is not grammatical. It may be an active sentence, but the person "she" invited is missing.
As Goodman points out, #1 and #2 are in the passive. Someone else did (or didn't) invite her. With #1, the party may or may not have already happened. With #2, the party has not yet happened.
#3, as it stands, is not grammatical. It may be an active sentence, but the person "she" invited is missing.
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