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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
TOEIC/ tense
The following is an error recognition question:
(A) Did you speak to the workers about (B) working overtime, and (C) did you make a list of those who (D) have been willing to stay late?
What should I correct (D) to? In spoken English, can (D) be correct without changing it?
Please advise.
LCChang
(A) Did you speak to the workers about (B) working overtime, and (C) did you make a list of those who (D) have been willing to stay late?
What should I correct (D) to? In spoken English, can (D) be correct without changing it?
Please advise.
LCChang
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My first reading of it was that "were" is the obvious and only correct choice. But then I thought more about it, and it's possible to imagine a situation in which there have already been a group of people who previously have been willingness to work overtime periodically over some period in the past leading up to the present. For example, if yesterday the boss said: I want you to do two things for me.
- My first reading of it was that "were" is the obvious and only correct choice.
- But then I thought more about it, and it's possible to imagine a situation in which there have already been a group of people who previously have been willingness to work overtime periodically over some period in the past leading up to the present.
- For example, if yesterday the boss said: I want you to do two things for me.
- First, hold a quick meeting with all the workers so you can talk to them all about the need for scheduling more overtime this month.
- Second, I know that Anne, and Brad, and Carla- and a few others, but I can't remember who -have been really flexible about working overtime these past few months.
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My first reading of it was that "were" is the obvious and only correct choice.
But then I thought more about it, and it's possible to imagine a situation in which there have already been a group of people who previously have been willingness to work overtime periodically over some period in the past leading up to the present.
For example, if yesterday the boss said:
But then I thought more about it, and it's possible to imagine a situation in which there have already been a group of people who previously have been willingness to work overtime periodically over some period in the past leading up to the present.
For example, if yesterday the boss said:
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Grammar GeekHi, GG. Anything wro
But then I thought more about it, and it's possible to imagine a situation in which there have already been a group of people who previously have been willingness to work overtime periodically over some period in the past leading up to the present.
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Yes, I had originaly written "had shown a willingness to work" and then I changed it to "had been willing" but forgot to remove the "ness."
Correctly written:
... who previously had shown a willingness to work...
... who previously had been willing to work...
Correctly written:
... who previously had shown a willingness to work...
... who previously had been willing to work...
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