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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Were thought

Hi, I don't understand this part "that were thought"

"... of biblical Christianity from the distortions and accretions that were thought to have accumulated over the centuries under Roman Catholicism"
  

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Flowersa accretions that were thought to have accumulated It's just good-ol' passive voice. People that were thought to have died are still alive. Somebody thought they had died.

— Avangi

  • Flowersa accretions that were thought to have accumulated It's just good-ol' passive voice.
  • People that were thought to have died are still alive.
  • Somebody thought they had died.
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Flowersaaccretions that were thought to have accumulated
It's just good-ol' passive voice.

People that were thought to have died are still alive.

Somebody thought they had died.
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Thanks Avangi, I believe as more as I will read English my mind will be able to understand the way that it is written Emotion: smile
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