Homes that have flooded...
As of last year, the United States had 36,774 houses and other buildings the government describes as “severe repetitive loss properties,” homes that have flooded and repaired at least twice, according to data from the Natural Resources Defense Council. More than 1,100 of those are in North Carolina; the average such home has been flooded five times.
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Are verbs "flood" and "repair" intransitve ones in homes that have flooded and repaired at least twice?
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homes that have flooded and repaired at least twice That's incorrect English. It should be homes that have been flooded and (have been) repaired at least twice The second 'have been' is optional. Clive
- homes that have flooded and repaired at least twice That's incorrect English.
- It should be homes that have been flooded and (have been) repaired at least twice The second 'have been' is optional.
- Clive
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homes that have flooded and repaired at least twice
That's incorrect English.
It should be
homes that have been flooded and (have been) repaired at least twice
The second 'have been' is optional.
Clive
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