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LoveCZ Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Passive past tense with two past participle?
It is all right to use more than one past participle in passive voice of tense? I actually have just restarted reading non-computer-related news today, and I saw these sentences:
-A few hours earlier, a rocket was fired into the presidential compound in Kabul; no-one was reported injured.
-Two Afghan UN staff were believed killed in the attack
Therefore I have my doubts now.
Thanks for answering.
-A few hours earlier, a rocket was fired into the presidential compound in Kabul; no-one was reported injured.
-Two Afghan UN staff were believed killed in the attack
Therefore I have my doubts now.
Thanks for answering.
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Hi, It is all right to use more than one past participle in passive voice of tense? I actually have just restarted reading non-computer-related news today, and I saw these sentences: -A few hours earlier, a rocket was fired into the presidential compound in Kabul; no-one was reported injured. - Two Afghan UN staff were believed killed in the attack Therefore I have my doubts now.
- Hi, It is all right to use more than one past participle in passive voice of tense?
- I actually have just restarted reading non-computer-related news today, and I saw these sentences: -A few hours earlier, a rocket was fired into the presidential compound in Kabul; no-one was reported injured.
- - Two Afghan UN staff were believed killed in the attack Therefore I have my doubts now.
- It's fine.
- The second word functions as an adjective.
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Hi,
It is all right to use more than one past participle in passive voice of tense? I actually have just restarted reading non-computer-related news today, and I saw these sentences:
-A few hours earlier, a rocket was fired into the presidential compound in Kabul; no-one was reported injured.
-Two Afghan UN staff were believed killed in the attack
It is all right to use more than one past participle in passive voice of tense? I actually have just restarted reading non-computer-related news today, and I saw these sentences:
-A few hours earlier, a rocket was fired into the presidential compound in Kabul; no-one was reported injured.
-Two Afghan UN staff were believed killed in the attack
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Hi LoveCZ
You can look at your two sentences this way:
No-one was reported injured. = No one was reported as having been injured. = There were no reports of anyone having been injured.
Two Afghan UN staff were believed killed in the attack. = Two Afghan UN staff were believed to have been killed in the attack.
You won't see this sort of "doub
You can look at your two sentences this way:
No-one was reported injured. = No one was reported as having been injured. = There were no reports of anyone having been injured.
Two Afghan UN staff were believed killed in the attack. = Two Afghan UN staff were believed to have been killed in the attack.
You won't see this sort of "doub
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Neat! I liked the question and enjoyed the answers.
What about:
And, can we use the word "NOTICE" this way--I mean, if I drop the brackets part totally?
What about:
He was seen break into the house.Is the above sentence equally correct and natural?
And, can we use the word "NOTICE" this way--I mean, if I drop the brackets part totally?
He was noticed (to be )extremely cunning by all members of the party.
He was
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Hi,
What about:
And, can we use the word "NOTICE" this way--I mean, if I drop the brackets part totally?
What about:
Is the above sentence equally correct and natural? It sounds wrong, although I wouldn't say it is wrong.
He was seen break into the house.”
And, can we use the word "NOTICE" this way--I mean, if I drop the brackets part totally?
He was noticed (to be )extremely cunning by
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