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Impersonal passive voice
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Anapereira
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Impersonal passive voice
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Good morning everyone! I �m correcting a grammar exercise - impersonal passive voice/ rephrasing: The correct answer for "Someone reported that the situation was under control" is The situation was reported to be under control. However, a student of mine wrote: à The situation was reported as being under control. Would you consider this answer correct? Thanks for you help. |
22 Mar 2018
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Pedro14
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In my humble opinion, the correct answer should be The situation was reported to HAVE BEEN under control. You have to use perfect infinitive because the verb of the subordinate clause is in the past. |
22 Mar 2018
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cunliffe
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Anapereira - I like your student �s answer. It is certainly correct - the passive part is �The situation was reported �. The situation was ongoing, as the report was made, so that construction ...�as being� is good.
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22 Mar 2018
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laraboyd
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Your student is correct. It �s a good answer. |
22 Mar 2018
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apedral
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I would consider it correct and very original. Great |
22 Mar 2018
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ldeloresmoore
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Yup. I agree. Your student did a great job. |
23 Mar 2018
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