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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Past passive
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In a test,students were asked to correct the following verb:
'The accident (report) in the news last night.'
And the only acceptable answer was'was reported'.I argued that 'was being'could be another possible answer.I need your opinion.
In a test,students were asked to correct the following verb:
'The accident (report) in the news last night.'
And the only acceptable answer was'was reported'.I argued that 'was being'could be another possible answer.I need your opinion.
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I need your opinion. Yes, that's not wrong. But it requires the reader to imagine a slightly more complex context in which the accicdent was reported several times or eg over a period of several hours.
- I need your opinion.
- Yes, that's not wrong.
- But it requires the reader to imagine a slightly more complex context in which the accicdent was reported several times or eg over a period of several hours.
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Hi,
In a test,students were asked to correct the following verb:
'The accident (report) in the news last night.'
And the only acceptable answer was'was reported'.I argued that 'was being'could be another possible answer.I need your opinion.
Yes, that's not wrong. But it requires the reader to imagi
In a test,students were asked to correct the following verb:
'The accident (report) in the news last night.'
And the only acceptable answer was'was reported'.I argued that 'was being'could be another possible answer.I need your opinion.
Yes, that's not wrong. But it requires the reader to imagi
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Sir,could you elaborate on 'several times'.I didn't konw the past continuous could be used for repeated actions.I need more explantion please.
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Hi,
The accident was being reported in the news last night.
could you elaborate on 'several times'.I didn't konw the past continuous could be used for repeated actions.I need more explantion please.
'Was being reported' is Past Continuous tense in Passive Voice.
With a point in the
The accident was being reported in the news last night.
could you elaborate on 'several times'.I didn't konw the past continuous could be used for repeated actions.I need more explantion please.
'Was being reported' is Past Continuous tense in Passive Voice.
With a point in the
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