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Joe2012 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Regarding the diffrence between these two setences
Sentence: "It has not been made public" and "It has not made public".
My question: What is the diffrence between these two setences meaning wise ?
What diffrence the verb "been" is making ?
Uses of been always confuses me so also tell me 'extra' information, if you have any, regarding this sentence and the usage of verb 'been' in it, etc.
***To me the later sentence seems to be bit 'awkward' and 'incomplete' type if it's so from th native speaker's perspective also then do tell me about it.
My question: What is the diffrence between these two setences meaning wise ?
What diffrence the verb "been" is making ?
Uses of been always confuses me so also tell me 'extra' information, if you have any, regarding this sentence and the usage of verb 'been' in it, etc.
***To me the later sentence seems to be bit 'awkward' and 'incomplete' type if it's so from th native speaker's perspective also then do tell me about it.
Top answer
" (Passive Voice - the person/thing who is the recipient of the action (the person/thing that has something 'done to them') is the Subject of the sentence. "
- " (Passive Voice - the person/thing who is the recipient of the action (the person/thing that has something 'done to them') is the Subject of the sentence.
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I am, we are, it is
I was, we were, it was
I have been, We have been, it has been
I had been, We had been, it had been
It is part of the declension of the verb 'to be'
and is used when we use the Passive Voice:
"I gave him the book." (Active Voice - the person/thing performing the action is the Subject of the sentence.)
"The book was given
I was, we were, it was
I have been, We have been, it has been
I had been, We had been, it had been
It is part of the declension of the verb 'to be'
and is used when we use the Passive Voice:
"I gave him the book." (Active Voice - the person/thing performing the action is the Subject of the sentence.)
"The book was given
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Thanks for your answer Terry. 
Would be very glad if somebody answer my questions "more" specifically
Would be very glad if somebody answer my questions "more" specifically00
To make something public = to let the public know
Usually this idiom is used in passive voice so the following verb structures are all correct (and they're all passives)
it is made public (by them, by the Government etc)
it was made public
it had been made public
it has been made public
Usually this idiom is used in passive voice so the following verb structures are all correct (and they're all passives)
it is made public (by them, by the Government etc)
it was made public
it had been made public
it has been made public
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