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Grammar and Linguistics > Find the mistake of this sentence and correct it :
Find the mistake of this sentence and correct it :
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normandey
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Find the mistake of this sentence and correct it :
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A fire is thought to break out by a cigarette end yesterday. |
13 Jun 2018
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kohai
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I think it should be "A fire is thought to have been broken out by..."
(BUT I�d prefer "A fire is thought to have been caused by..." ) Not sure though. You should better wait for our experts� answers. I�ll be waiting too. :)
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13 Jun 2018
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cunliffe
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Mmm... it �s a bit awkward, and I agree with Ruta �s preferred sentence. The difficulty with that sentence is: the fire definitely broke out and it was thought to have been caused by a cigarette end. Maybe, �a fire, thought to have been caused by a cigarette end, broke out yesterday. � |
13 Jun 2018
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yanogator
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I agree with Ruta and Lynne, and I �ll also suggest "A fire broke out yesterday that is thought to have been caused by a cigarette end". You definitely want to avoid implying that it is only thought that the fire broke out. Bruce |
13 Jun 2018
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aperkins4
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I`d say that Bruce`s sentence is likely the one you want. You could move the day to the beginning as well: "Yesterday, a fire broke out, which is thought to have been caused by a cigarette end." If you want a shorter sentence, "A fire is thought to have broken out by a cigarette end yesterday."
If it is for a newspaper headline, you can break a couple grammar rules as say: "FIRE YESTERDAY, THOUGHT BY CIGARETTE END" Finally, if they *yesterday* thought the fire broke out by cigarette end, but *today* think it came from a different source, then you`d say, "Yesterday, a fire was thought to have been caused by a cigarette end." Today, we know it was caused by a child playing with match sticks. |
14 Jun 2018
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cunliffe
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I prefer my sentence |
15 Jun 2018
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