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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Seen beaten or seen to be beaten

Hello.

Which is the correct passive sentence of 1?

1. I saw them beaten by their parents.

2. They were seen beaten by their parents.
3. They were seen to be beaten by their parents.

Thank you.
  

Top answer

Hi, They were seen to be beaten by their parents. Regards

  • Hi, They were seen to be beaten by their parents.
  • Regards
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Hi,

They were seen to be beaten by their parents.

Regards
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Thank you for your reply.

Would you tell me the difference between 1 and 2?

1.They were seen to be beaten by their parents.

2.They were seen being beaten by their parents.

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