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Qingqing Posted 19 years ago
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Is it a right question?
0 This is the best play 01 i 00 ___ 02 i 00 last year. 02 br
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00 A.to perform B.to be performed C.performing D.to have performed 02 br
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00 Of course, A, C and D are wrong. But I don't think "B" is a right choice. Can we use "to do/to be done" to modify a thing happening in the past? We should say "This was the best play performed last year". Right? 02 br
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00 eg. ...the bridge built last year ...the bridge to be built next year ...the bridge being built now 0-
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00 A.to perform B.to be performed C.performing D.to have performed 02 br
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00 Of course, A, C and D are wrong. But I don't think "B" is a right choice. Can we use "to do/to be done" to modify a thing happening in the past? We should say "This was the best play performed last year". Right? 02 br
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00 eg. ...the bridge built last year ...the bridge to be built next year ...the bridge being built now 0-
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" 02 br 02 br 00 They are 01 i 00 performing in a play 02 i 00 , and they are 01 i 00 performing this play 02 i 00 , but the PLAY does not do the performing itself. 0-
- " 02 br 02 br 00 They are 01 i 00 performing in a play 02 i 00 , and they are 01 i 00 performing this play 02 i 00 , but the PLAY does not do the performing itself.
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0 I have a problem with "This" instead of "That." If it was last year, it was obviously past, so it can't be going on right now, which is implied by "This." 02 br
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00 I would agree with "That was the best play performed last year." 02 br
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00 They are 01 i 00 performing in a play 02 i 00 , and they are 01 i 00 performing this play 0
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00 I would agree with "That was the best play performed last year." 02 br
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00 They are 01 i 00 performing in a play 02 i 00 , and they are 01 i 00 performing this play 0
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0 None of the choices are correct. 02 br
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00 We should say "This was the best play performed last year". Right? 02 br
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00 Almost: 01 b 00 That 02 b 00 was the best play performed last year. 02 br
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00 We should say "This was the best play performed last year". Right? 02 br
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00 Almost: 01 b 00 That 02 b 00 was the best play performed last year. 02 br
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0 Let's add a context to this. Let say there's a poster of the play on the wall right in front of you and you would like to tell your friend next to you. Is it correct to say, 02 br
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00 This is the best play performed last year. 02 br
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00 I believe, in this context, we can use 'This is', though I would prefer to say "This is last year's best play" or "Thi
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00 This is the best play performed last year. 02 br
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00 I believe, in this context, we can use 'This is', though I would prefer to say "This is last year's best play" or "Thi
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0 No, I still think that you need to say "was." 02 br
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00 If you are pointing to the poster, you could say " 01 i 00 This 02 i 00 was the best play they put on last year." but 01 i 00 not 02 i 00 "This is the best play they put on last year." And even so, I greatly prefer " 01 i 00 That 02 i 00 was the best play they put on la
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00 If you are pointing to the poster, you could say " 01 i 00 This 02 i 00 was the best play they put on last year." but 01 i 00 not 02 i 00 "This is the best play they put on last year." And even so, I greatly prefer " 01 i 00 That 02 i 00 was the best play they put on la
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