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Unix77 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Problem with clause
0 Hi everbody 02 br
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00 Look at this question 02 br
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00 1. The fire ............ to have started in the furnace under the house 02 br
00 a. is believed 02 br
00 b. that is believed 02 br
00 c. they believe 02 br
00 d. that they believe 02 br
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00 Can anybody explain it to me ? which is part of noun and verb ?? 02 br
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00 2. Your criticism of the three short stories should not be less than 2,000 words, nor ..... more than 3,000. 02 br
00 a. should it be 02 br
00 b. it should be 02 br
00 c. it is 02 br
00 d. should be it 02 br
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00 i wait your respond, thanks 0-
02 br
00 Look at this question 02 br
02 br
00 1. The fire ............ to have started in the furnace under the house 02 br
00 a. is believed 02 br
00 b. that is believed 02 br
00 c. they believe 02 br
00 d. that they believe 02 br
02 br
00 Can anybody explain it to me ? which is part of noun and verb ?? 02 br
02 br
02 br
00 2. Your criticism of the three short stories should not be less than 2,000 words, nor ..... more than 3,000. 02 br
00 a. should it be 02 br
00 b. it should be 02 br
00 c. it is 02 br
00 d. should be it 02 br
02 br
00 i wait your respond, thanks 0-
Top answer
0 Assuming that the first example is supposed to form one complete sentence, the basic underlying thought is "([ Some people / They ] believed that the fire started ... under the house". 02 br 02 br 00 This is passivized as "That the fire started ...
- 0 Assuming that the first example is supposed to form one complete sentence, the basic underlying thought is "([ Some people / They ] believed that the fire started ...
- under the house".
- 02 br 02 br 00 This is passivized as "That the fire started ...
- under the house is believed by [some people / them]".
- 02 br 02 br 00 The agent phrase is deleted to form: "That the fire started ...
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0 Assuming that the first example is supposed to form one complete sentence, the basic underlying thought is "([ Some people / They ] believed that the fire started ... under the house". 02 br
02 br
00 This is passivized as "That the fire started ... under the house is believed by [some people / them]". 02 br
02 br
00 The agent phrase is deleted to form: "That
02 br
00 This is passivized as "That the fire started ... under the house is believed by [some people / them]". 02 br
02 br
00 The agent phrase is deleted to form: "That
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