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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Plays run vs plays ran

Talking football here:

Would the proper statistic be called "Plays run" or "Plays ran?" I read "plays ran" and it drove me bonkers, but is it correct?
  

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Only 'Plays run' is correct.

— Clive

  • Only 'Plays run' is correct.
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Only 'Plays run' is correct.
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CliveOnly 'Plays run' is correct.
How can that be? It already happened!
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The phrase is a shortened form of 'Plays that have been run'.

Consider these sentences
eg Team A has run a play.
eg A play has been run (by Team A).

Clive
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CliveThe phrase is a shortened form of 'Plays that have been run'.Consider these sentenceseg Team A has run a play.eg A play has been run (by Team A).Clive
No, I don't agree. We are not dealing with the past participle, just with simple past.
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Can you please explain your thinking a little, with reference to complete sentences if possible?

Thanks,
Clive
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The (plays)(offence) ran by the back-up quarterback were more successful than those ran by the starting quarterback.
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The offensive plays run by the back-up quarterback were more successful than those run by the starting quarterback.

You need the past participle (run) here.

The drumsticks eaten (not "ate"!) by the winning team after the game were bigger than those eaten by the losing team.
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The plays ran by the quarterback, who was too slow to catch them. They ran all the way out of the stadium and into the parking lot, where they slowed down to a walk
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AlpheccaStarsThe offensive plays run by the back-up quarterback were more successful than those run by the starting quarterback.You need the past participle (run) here. Then you would have to say 'had been run.' The drumsticks eaten (not "ate"!) by the winning team after the game were bigger than those eaten by the losing team. Not all verbs are exactly the sa
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AnonymousThe offensive plays run by the back-up quarterback were more successful than those run by the starting quarterback.You need the past participle (run) here. Then you would have to say 'had been run.'
No.
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