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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Modal + have been + past participle
Could anyone explain this sentence .
"You must have been given the wrong number"
Is this passive or active?
"You must have been given the wrong number"
Is this passive or active?
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Passive. The active form is: Someone / They must have given you the wrong number.
- Passive.
- The active form is: Someone / They must have given you the wrong number.
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Passive.
The active form is:
Someone / They must have given you the wrong number.
The active form is:
Someone / They must have given you the wrong number.
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Anonymous Could anyone explain this sentence ."You must have been given the wrong number"Is this passive or active?It has a form of BE (been) followed by a (non-adjectival) past participle (given). That's the mark of a passive construction.
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