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Poppo Posted 18 years ago
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I am just confused....Please help...
I have 2 statements here:
"People reported that the Democrats have won the election."
When changed to a different form, it can be rewritten as:
--> The Democrats are reported to have won the election.
or
It is reported that the Democrats have won the election.
(The linking verb are in their present form, -is)
But why is the linking verb in this sentence in its past form, -was:
--> It was reported that there were ten more cases of bird flu in Turkey.
Thanks a lot!
I have 2 statements here:
"People reported that the Democrats have won the election."
When changed to a different form, it can be rewritten as:
--> The Democrats are reported to have won the election.
or
It is reported that the Democrats have won the election.
(The linking verb are in their present form, -is)
But why is the linking verb in this sentence in its past form, -was:
--> It was reported that there were ten more cases of bird flu in Turkey.
Thanks a lot!
Top answer
Please help... " Because the active version uses past tense (report ed ), I would use ' was reported' as the passive verson. If the active version uses present tense (People r eport ), say ' The Democrats are reported/it is reported', as you have in the following examples.
- Please help...
- " Because the active version uses past tense (report ed ), I would use ' was reported' as the passive verson.
- If the active version uses present tense (People r eport ), say ' The Democrats are reported/it is reported', as you have in the following examples.
- When changed to a different form, it can be rewritten as: --> The Democrats are reported to have won the election.
- or It is reported that the Democrats have won the election.
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Hi,
I am just confused..Please help...
I have 2 statements here:
"People reported that the Democrats have won the election." Because the active version uses past tense (reported), I would use 'was reported' as the passive verson.
If the active version uses present tense (People report), say ' The Democrats are reported/it is repo
I am just confused..Please help...
I have 2 statements here:
"People reported that the Democrats have won the election." Because the active version uses past tense (reported), I would use 'was reported' as the passive verson.
If the active version uses present tense (People report), say ' The Democrats are reported/it is repo
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