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Grammar and Linguistics > Hi teachers! I ´ve got two questions
Hi teachers! I ´ve got two questions
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davoudi
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Hi teachers! I ´ve got two questions
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Hi everyone, Please explain the answer to the following questions.
1. By the end of this month she expects to .......six chapters. a. be written b. have written c. be writing d. have been written
2. which of the underlined words are wrong? When construction was about to begin on the site near the woods, some of the.....
Thanks in advance,
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22 Jul 2014
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rhman
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I think in N2- The word begin it should be ( to be begun )No 1 May be ( B)though the sentence is strange to me.
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22 Jul 2014
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yanogator
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I agree with Lynne: 1 b 2 They are all OK. rhman seems to be saying that the sentence sounds like the construction is giong to begin itself (and I agree), but there is nothing wrong with the sentence as written. Bruce |
22 Jul 2014
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Peter Hardy
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I agree with Lynne and Bruce. As an explanation, to Q1 I �d say that a) passive voice "6 chapters are written" b)continuous "She is writing (now)" c) present perfect, used when a result or outcome is more important than the past and d) passive voice again "6 chapters have been written". (You could add �will � so it becomes "6 chapters will have been written".) Just remember that the passive voice can often sound awkward and as such we prefer the active voice. "The construction was begun" sounds very strange, while the "Construction was about to begin" sounds perfectly normal. Hope this helps. Peter
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22 Jul 2014
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