0
Mayjl Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"to have been"...

0 The answer of the following question is (D). Could anyone help me explain why the answer is D?02br
02br
00We believe there 01i00______02i00 an acident at the corner 2 days ago.02br
00(A) being02br
00(B) have been 02br
00(C) to be02br
00(D) to have been02br
02br
00Thank you! : )0-
  

Top answer

0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0-
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

7 Answers
0
0 I'd prefer: 02br
02br
01i00We believe 01b00there was02b00 an01b00 accident02b00 at the corner 2 days ago.02br
02br
02i00and if you really think this is connected to the present:01i02br
02br
02i00We believe 01b00there has been02b00 an01
0
0
0 However, the expression is correct, as you can see at the BBC:02br
02br
01h2

05002h2

00 01table01tr01td
00This means it agrees with the arguments of the party bringing the appeal, but considers 01b00there to have been02b00 no miscarriage of justice. 01b0
0
0
0 We believe there 01i00______02i00 an acident at the corner 2 days ago.02br
02br
00 (A) being02br
00 (B) have been 02br
00 (C) to be02br
00 (D) to have been02br
02br
00A, C: not correct, taking into account the past time when it happened (I think that "being" and "to be" are better related to
0
0
0 Thanks for your explanation, pointing out my typo and providing me the link of "infinitive". : )0-
0
0
0 01i00We believe there is ...02i00 is quite similar to 01i00We believe there to be ...02i02br
01i00We believe there was ...02i00 is quite similar to 01i00We believe there to have been ...02br
02i02br
00 Of the two, you would have to choose the second because the sentence ends "2 days
0
0
0 01i00"We believe there was ...02i00 is quite similar to 01i00We believe there to have been ... "02br
02br
00We believe there has been ... We believe to have had been ??02br
02br
00There had been ... There to ..... 05002br
02br
00Thank you so much.02br
02i00 010id7
0
0
0 With infinitives (and modals, incidentally) you only have two choices.02br
02br
01i00We believe there has been an accident02i00 is similar to 01i00We believe there to have been an accident.02br
00 We believe(d) there had been an accident02i00 is similar to 01i00We believe(d) there to have been an accident.0
0

Related Questions