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0 A form of "to be" ("is" in this case) precedes the past participle ("required" in this case) to create the passive voice. 02i 02br 02br 00 CJ0-

— CalifJim

  • 0 A form of "to be" ("is" in this case) precedes the past participle ("required" in this case) to create the passive voice.
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0 A form of "to be" ("is" in this case) precedes the past participle ("required" in this case) to create the passive voice. This is just one of the many standard forms of the verb.02br
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0I think you are asking on why 'registration and payment' is not using the 'to be' are but is : I think this (registration and payment) can be categorised as Notional Noun (Sorry I don't remember the exact term but I think it is indeed Notional Noun/Word). So, as a notional noun/word, it is treated as singular form thus uses singular verb. Other examples I can give you:02br
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0Duh!!! 05002br
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00 "are" would be fine.02br
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00 The term, I believe, is 'notional number'. The writer believed the subject (a compounding of two nouns) was 'notionally singular' so he wrote "is".02br
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0I made double check on the term: NOTIONAL CONCORD02br
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