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Qut Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

injured

A woman has been killed and nine other people injured by a gas explosion.

I read the above on a press release web site. I think are/were should be added before injured. Please comment.

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I suppose that, if you want to add something, you must use "have been". In any case, I think the sentence is correct and clear enough without it.

— Sextus

  • I suppose that, if you want to add something, you must use "have been".
  • In any case, I think the sentence is correct and clear enough without it.
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I suppose that, if you want to add something, you must use "have been". In any case, I think the sentence is correct and clear enough without it.
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Hi,

A woman has been killed and nine other people injured by a gas explosion.

I read the above on a press release web site. I think are/were should be added before injured. Please comment.

The long version of this would be A woman has been killed and nine other people have been injured
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