Re: Question about English

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From: Shimpei Yamashita
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 00:00

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M_SHIRAISHI  <eurms@apionet.or.jp> writes:
>Lei Tanabe wrote:
>
>> I wrote:
>>
>> >> Q3
>> >> $B6u$K$O@10l$D8+$($J$+$C$?!#(B
>> >> 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 ?

That should be "Not a star was to be seen in the sky."
                               ^^
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Shimpei Yamashita                    <http://www2.gol.com/users/shimpei/>

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