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Tkacka15 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
He has been shown to fail
He has been shown to fail.
He has been said to fail.
Are both sentences grammatical?
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tkacka15 He has been shown to fail. He has been said to fail . Are both sentences grammatical?
- tkacka15 He has been shown to fail.
- He has been said to fail .
- Are both sentences grammatical?
- Yes, both are grammatical, but the usage seems wrong.
- We wouldn't use a verb like "fail" in that pattern.
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tkacka15He has been shown to fail.
He has been said to fail.
Are both sentences grammatical?
Yes, both are grammatical, but the usage seems wrong. We wouldn't use a verb like "fail" in that pattern. Don't quote me, but I think we need a stative verb there, as in the examples below.
He has been [shown / said] to ha
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