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Antwn Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
impersonal construction
Hello,can you tell me wich of the follow is the correct impersonal construction?
They believed I was right
1.I was believed to be right or
2.I was believed to have been right?
Thanks
They believed I was right
1.I was believed to be right or
2.I was believed to have been right?
Thanks
Top answer
I was believed to have been right? Both are possible, but the first is sufficient to get the point across. You don't need the extra words.
- I was believed to have been right?
- Both are possible, but the first is sufficient to get the point across.
- You don't need the extra words.
- CJ
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Antwn1.I was believed to be right or 2.I was believed to have been right?Both are possible, but the first is sufficient to get the point across. You don't need the extra words.
CJ
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