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Article #449Re: Question about English
From: M_SHIRAISHI
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 00:00
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 00:00
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Lei Tanabe wrote: > I wrote: > > >> Q3 > >> η©Ίγ«γ―ζδΈγ€θ¦γγͺγγ£γγ > >> Not a star was ( ? ) ( ? ) ( ? ) in the sky. > >> > >> A,Not a star was (could) (not) (seen) in the sky. > > > > Not a star could be seen in the sky. > > Not a star was able to be seen in the sky. > > I tried hard to use the existent "was" there - unsuccessfully. > It's the same thing with "the house is said ..." sentence. > Grammatically OK, but clumsy and we don't say like that. How about "Not a star was be seen in the sky."? Grammatically correct, but do you feel this still clumsy ?
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