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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Need an explanation
Hi teachers
The terrorist group is known ---- an extensive supply of weapons.
A) to have
B) having
C) having had
D) to be having
E) have had
What could be the correct answer here and why? I'm confused. Is there any formulas to solve these kinsds of questions? Thank you.
The terrorist group is known ---- an extensive supply of weapons.
A) to have
B) having
C) having had
D) to be having
E) have had
What could be the correct answer here and why? I'm confused. Is there any formulas to solve these kinsds of questions? Thank you.
Top answer
I guess that first of all you need to recognise the pattern "be known/believed/thought/said/etc. to (do something)". This tells you that it must be (A) or (D).
- I guess that first of all you need to recognise the pattern "be known/believed/thought/said/etc.
- to (do something)".
- This tells you that it must be (A) or (D).
- To distinguish between those, you need to know that "have", in the sense of "possess", is not used in the continuous tenses (it may be used in the continuous tenses in other meanings).
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I guess that first of all you need to recognise the pattern "be known/believed/thought/said/etc. to (do something)". This tells you that it must be (A) or (D). To distinguish between those, you need to know that "have", in the sense of "possess", is not used in the continuous tenses (it may be used in the continuous tenses in other meanings).
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