How the traps and obstacles have been set up in the contract?
Dear all,
When I wrote "How the traps and obstacles have been set up in the contact?", it was corrected by my superior as "How have the traps and obstacles been set up in the contract?". But I think my sentence is OK. I'd like to get your opinion on this.
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cat navy 425 your opinion on this The correction is appropriate. In questions the subject and (first) verb are inverted from the declarative form: Declarative: [The traps and obstacles] subj [[have] 1st verb been set up] verb phrase ... (in a certain way).
- cat navy 425 your opinion on this The correction is appropriate.
- In questions the subject and (first) verb are inverted from the declarative form: Declarative: [The traps and obstacles] subj [[have] 1st verb been set up] verb phrase ...
- (in a certain way).
- The part in parentheses is the missing information that you're asking about.
- It is replaced in the question form by "How" at the beginning.
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cat navy 425your opinion on this
The correction is appropriate.
In questions the subject and (first) verb are inverted from the declarative form:
Declarative:
[The traps and obstacles]subj [[have]1st verb been set up]verb phrase ... (in a certain way).
The part in parentheses is the missing infor
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