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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Perfect infinitive
A huge flying reptile that died out with the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago, the Quetzalcoatlus had a wingspan of 36 feet, and it is believed to have been the largest flying creature the world has ever seen.
Guys, Is believed to have been correct in above sentence? I think To have been is a perfect infinitive, thus indicates the action prior to the main action (believed). In above context my logic makes no sense? Can some one please clarify?
Thank you
Guys, Is believed to have been correct in above sentence? I think To have been is a perfect infinitive, thus indicates the action prior to the main action (believed). In above context my logic makes no sense? Can some one please clarify?
Thank you
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Yes, the grammar is fine and so is your logic.
- Yes, the grammar is fine and so is your logic.
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Thanks Micawber,
But it is believed to have been the largest flying sounds odd to my ears? Can you please elaborate a bit more about usage of to have been/ to be.
Thank you
But it is believed to have been the largest flying sounds odd to my ears? Can you please elaborate a bit more about usage of to have been/ to be.
Thank you
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How? It is as you said. There are many examples available on the internet, though:
That has to have been the right restaurant. There were no other restaurants on the street.
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider are rumoured to have found the elusive so-called "*** Particle"
That has to have been the right restaurant. There were no other restaurants on the street.
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider are rumoured to have found the elusive so-called "*** Particle"
Apple's Lala purchase appears to have been "insurance"
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