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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Usage of positive and negative
Earlier this week, a police officer and a pregnant woman who were earlier tested negative, were later confirmed positive after more tests.
What are speech parts of the word negative and positive respectively in the sentence?
And "a pregnant woman who earlier tested negative" , without were is better, isn't it?
And the word confirm is also okay to be followed by positive as a object complement like that?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual!
What are speech parts of the word negative and positive respectively in the sentence?
And "a pregnant woman who earlier tested negative" , without were is better, isn't it?
And the word confirm is also okay to be followed by positive as a object complement like that?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual!
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"Negative" and "positive" are complements to "tested," which is a verb of labeling. As is "confirmed" here. I agree with you on losing the first "were," but it's a matter of taste.
- "Negative" and "positive" are complements to "tested," which is a verb of labeling.
- As is "confirmed" here.
- I agree with you on losing the first "were," but it's a matter of taste.
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"Negative" and "positive" are complements to "tested," which is a verb of labeling. As is "confirmed" here.
I agree with you on losing the first "were," but it's a matter of taste.
I agree with you on losing the first "were," but it's a matter of taste.
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Hans51And "a pregnant woman who earlier tested negative" , without were is better, isn't it?Without 'were', it is not clear whether or not the police officer tested positive.
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Without "were" it's not entirely clear when you reach the comma whether the police officer was at first tested and found negative. By the time you reach the period, you know both have been confirmed positive after more tests. If the police officer hadn't been tested at first, I would have expected, "Earlier this week, a pregnant woman who earlier tested negative and a police
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