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0915reg Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Which is right？（won or has been won）
Hello:
WHY the answer for this question is "won" instead of "has been won"?
I choose d) for answer due to the following "by the federal court"; so I think the verb should be passive.
Pacific Trading's reorganization plan _____ final approval by the federal court Monday, clearing the way for the nation's No.3 freight company to come out of bankruptcy in less than three months.
a)is won b)won c)will be won d)has been won
Have a nice day!!
WHY the answer for this question is "won" instead of "has been won"?
I choose d) for answer due to the following "by the federal court"; so I think the verb should be passive.
Pacific Trading's reorganization plan _____ final approval by the federal court Monday, clearing the way for the nation's No.3 freight company to come out of bankruptcy in less than three months.
a)is won b)won c)will be won d)has been won
Have a nice day!!
Top answer
The sentence asks for an active form of the verb. The only active form offered is 'won'. The other options are all passive forms.
- The sentence asks for an active form of the verb.
- The only active form offered is 'won'.
- The other options are all passive forms.
- Compare I won the trust of my collegues.
- (active) People's trust can be won if you treat them nicely.
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The sentence asks for an active form of the verb. The only active form offered is 'won'. The other options are all passive forms.
Compare
I won the trust of my collegues. (active)
People's trust can be won if you treat them nicely. (passive)
Compare
I won the trust of my collegues. (active)
People's trust can be won if you treat them nicely. (passive)
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so there is nothing relate to "by the federal court Monday ....."?
THX.
THX.
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Yes there is. It is the final approval part which relates to 'by the federal court Monday'.
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If there is any residual doubt, maybe this approach helps:
The re-organization plan (of Pacific Trading) won the approval (from federal court). Active voice.
The approval to re-organzie has been won by Pacific Trading company. Passive voice
The re-organization plan (of Pacific Trading) won the approval (from federal court). Active voice.
The approval to re-organzie has been won by Pacific Trading company. Passive voice
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0915reg... due to the following "by the federal court"; so I think the verb should be passive.Not exactly. This is a sort of trick question. In this case, the by phrase does not introduce the agent of the action of winning. It intr
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